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North Dakota

North Dakota

10 1.0
A state in the northern United States that borders Canada
  • proper noun
  • /nɔrθ dəˈkoʊtə/
translation icon : Dakota del Norte
  • The award is sponsored by EDND and the North Dakota Department of Commerce.
  • North Dakota State University
  • North Dakota State
  • Fargo, North Dakota

And I was under North Dakota TV to say, no, don't do it.

Examples

  • I helped start the very first chapter at Viking Elementary in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

    Shadowed (2013)

  • So what do you do in Souska, North Dakota?

    Spawn of the Slithis (1978)

  • I think this story is about a North Dakota couple.

  • I cannot even imagine what it would be like to live in North Dakota.

    Blog text (24)

  • There are not very many people who are willing to live in North Dakota.

    Blog text (24)

  • Are you sure North Dakota is going to have a season this year?

    Blog text (24)

  • Did you know it's illegal to fall asleep with your shoes on in North Dakota?

    9 Bullets (2022)

  • Why did you decide to write a fictional tale of your grandparents' move from North Dakota to California?

    Academic text (2010)

  • Snow and icy roads are making travel hazardous in parts of western North Dakota.

    Blog text (18)

  • North Dakota is known for its wide open spaces and stunning scenery.

Synonyms

N.D.
vsNorth Dakota
4.2

An American state in the north central part of the country near Canada

is the full state name rather than the short written form
Peace Garden State
vsNorth Dakota
7.7

A nickname for the US state North Dakota because of the Peace Garden on its border

is the official place name rather than a casual or promotional nickname

Surface Forms

North Dakota main

Morphology

North + Dakota

The name is compositionally built from a directional specifier plus a place-name: 'North' indicates the northern part and 'Dakota' names the region/people, so together they denote the northern Dakota area/state. This is a common, cross-linguistic toponymic pattern (e.g., North Korea, South Africa), so a learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

North Dakota is named after the direction North and the Dakota people. The Dakota were the local Native American group and their name meant 'friend' or 'ally', so the state name simply means the northern land of the Dakota people.