Dakota
[ duh-koh-tuh ]
/ dəˈkoʊ tə /
noun
a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.
the Dakotas,
North Dakota and South Dakota.
Also called Sioux.
a member of the largest tribe of the Siouan stock of North American Indians, who originally occupied Minnesota and Wisconsin and later migrated westward to the Great Plains.
a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota and Assiniboin Indians.
OTHER WORDS FROM Dakota
Da·ko·tan, adjective, nounExample sentences from the Web for dakota
British Dictionary definitions for dakota
Dakota
/ (dəˈkəʊtə) /
noun
a former territory of the US: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889