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Dakota

Dakota

3.7
A region made up of the states North Dakota and South Dakota
  • noun
  • /dəˈkoʊtə/
  • US
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  • The economy of the Dakotas relies heavily on agriculture and energy production.

I buy oil wells, so I have oil wells in North Dakota and Louisiana.

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Examples

  • Many tourists flock to the Dakotas to explore Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

  • The Dakotas are known for their stunning national parks and vast prairies.

  • And then last week when I was in South Dakota, I found this ice cold mountain stream.

  • The other show was about this group called Victory Church in North Dakota, which ended that church effectively.

  • It's everyone in South Dakota's problem, and we need everyone to get on it.

  • So if you're from North Dakota, this is fabulous stuff.

  • I buy oil wells, so I have oil wells in North Dakota and Louisiana.

  • Trump started by addressing local issues like North Dakota's current drought.

  • Well, not everybody grew up in North Dakota able to brave the icy and snowy roads.

  • I drove all night from Vermilion, South Dakota to Lincoln, NE non-stop.

Synonyms

the Dakotas
vsDakota
3 3.0

Two US states, North Dakota and South Dakota

is the collective area formed by those two states without the historical territory sense

Surface Forms

Dakota singular
Dakotas plural

Etymology

Dakota for the region comes from the Dakota people; their own word Dakóta means 'friend' or 'ally', so North and South Dakota are named after the people who lived there.