North Dakotan
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- noun
- /nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtən/
- North Dakotans say that chokecherries can best be found in isolated coulees and that everyone has his or her secret spot (for more information on these two fruits, see Young 1993).
- North Dakotans say
Examples
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North Dakotans like Jack Dalrymple, and they like the way he is leading the state.
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Many North Dakotans enjoy participating in the state fair every summer.
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Pro-life North Dakotans, then, are not alone.
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On a side note, I am a fellow North Dakotan :)
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Moreover, North Dakotans admire the way Gov.
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Those other 5 don't represent an institution I pay taxes for, and by extension, they represent all of us North Dakotans.
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More than a year ago, North Dakotan farmers, with state government representatives accompanying them, were in Winnipeg looking at the Wheat Board.
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Looks like these North Dakotans are some hard-working calorie burners. Way to pave the path, ND!
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Though it was not a surprise that North Dakotans supported Mitt Romney for President, we were somewhat surprised to see Barack Obama outperform many of the Democratic candidates on the ballot.
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Several North Dakotans touted buffalo chips candy (chocolate-covered potato chips) as mementos of what the bison left behind.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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A person from North Dakota or South Dakota
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward place-based demonym: 'North' modifies 'Dakotan' to indicate a person from North Dakota. The meaning is compositionally derived from the constituents and follows a common cross-linguistic pattern of place + demonym, so a B1 learner who knows both parts can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
North Dakotan comes from the state name North Dakota plus the common ending -an, which makes a name for people from a place. So, North Dakotan means 'a person from North Dakota'.