Dakota
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//dəˈkəʊtə//
The Santee branch of the Sioux people.
proper noun
- 1
The Santee branch of the Sioux people.
- 2
The language of these people.
- 3
Either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota.
- 4
historicalThe Dakota Territory; an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.
- 5
A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dakota dakhóta (“ally”).
noun
- 1
A member of the Dakota people.
- 2
A Douglas DC-3 aircraft.
- 3
Out of air-to-ground ordinance.
Forms
- plural
- Dakotas
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Dakota · The Santee branch of the Sioux people.
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