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Dakota
duh-KOH-tuh
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1
A Native American people, part of the Sioux, and the Siouan language they speak.
"The reservation preserves Dakota language and traditions."
2
Either of the two U.S. states, North Dakota or South Dakota, or informally both together.
"They drove across the Dakotas on their way to Yellowstone."
How to Use Dakota
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRefers to the Dakota Native American people and language, or to the states named after them.
Word Forms
Dakotas plural, Dakotas plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from the Dakota people's own word dakhóta, meaning "friend" or "ally."