Dakotas

/dəˈkoʊtəz/ noun

Definition

Plural of Dakota; members of the Dakota Native American people or the Dakota territories; also refers to North/South Dakota.

Etymology

From the Dakota language word for 'allies' or 'friends,' named after the Sioux Nation; 'dakotas' is both an ethnic and geographic plural.

Kelly Says

The Dakota territory was so vast and important that when America split it, they kept the name 'Dakota' for two states—North Dakota and South Dakota!

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