Dakota

Da·ko·ta

 (də-kō′tə)

n. pl. Dakota or Da·ko·tas

1.

a. See Santee.

b. The Siouan language of the Santee.

2. A member of any of the Sioux or any of their languages. No longer in scholarly use.

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Da·ko′tan adj. & n.

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Dakota

(dəˈkəʊtə)

n

(Placename) a former territory of the US: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889

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Da•ko•ta

(dəˈkoʊ tə)

n., pl. -tas, (esp. collectively) -ta for defs. 4-5.

1. a former territory in the U.S.: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota 1889.

2. the Dakotas, North Dakota and South Dakota.

3. a member of an American Indian people of Minnesota and the N Great Plains in the mid-19th century: later confined to reservations, mainly in the Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska, and Canada.

4. the easternmost subgroup of the Dakota.

5. the Siouan language of the Dakota.

Da•ko′tan, adj., n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Dakota - a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux Siouan, Sioux - a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
	2.	Dakota - the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 North Dakota, Peace Garden State, ND - a state of north central United States bordering on Canada Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State, SD, South Dakota - a state in north central United States
	3.	Dakota - the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota Siouan language, Siouan - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux

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Дакота