Dakotas

Dakotas
Da·ko·tas (də-kōʹtəz)
The Dakota Territory or (after 1889) the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.

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the US states of North Dakota and South Dakota. The original Dakota Territory (1861–89) included these states, most of Montana and Wyoming, and a small part of Nebraska. It was named after a Native American people, also called the Sioux.

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  • Dakotas — Da*ko tas, n. pl.; sing. {Dacota}. (Ethnol.) An extensive race or stock of Indians, including many tribes, mostly dwelling west of the Mississippi River; also, in part, called {Sioux}. [Written also {Dacotahs}.] [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dakōtas — (d. i. Verbündete), zahlreicher Indianerstamm im NW. der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, zur großen Familie der Sioux gehörig, zwischen dem Mississippi River (im O.), den Black Hills (im W.), dem Big Sioux River (im S.) u. dem Devils Lake… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • Dakotas — Da|ko|tas the Dakotas the US states of North Dakota and South Dakota …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Dakotas (peuple) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dakota. Au sens large, on désigne par le terme de Dakotas toutes les tribus qui sont entrées dans l’Histoire avec le nom de Sioux (cf. cet article). Au sens strict, on appelle au contraire Dakotas les groupes… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dakotas — на языке индейцев сиу «союз» …   Словарь топонимов США

  • Dakotas — n. territory in the United States which was divided into North and South Dakota in 1889; North Dakota or South Dakota; Sioux, North American Indian people; member of the Sioux n. language spoken by the Dakota Indians …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • The Dakotas — For other uses, see The Dakotas (disambiguation). The Dakotas The Dakotas is a collective term that refers to the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota together. The term has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is… …   Wikipedia

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