Dakota

Da·ko·ta  (d-kt)

n. pl. Dakota or Da·ko·tas

1.

a. Any of the Sioux peoples, especially any of the peoples of the Santee branch.

b. A member of a Sioux people, especially a Santee.

2. The Siouan language of the Dakota, especially the dialect of the Santee.

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Da·kotan 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

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