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noun(Da-ko-ta)a member of an American Indian people of the northern Mississippi River valley
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noun(Da-ko-ta)the Siouan language of the Dakota people
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geographical name(Da-ko-ta)territory (1861—89) in the northwestern U.S. that was divided in 1889 into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota (the Dakotas )
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geographical name(Da-ko-ta)river 710 miles (1143 kilometers) long in North Dakota and South Dakota flowing south to the Missouri River
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geographical name(Da-ko-ta)river 340 miles (547 kilometers) long in Virginia flowing east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads
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geographical name(Da-ko-ta)state in the northwest central U.S. bordering the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan; capital Bismarck area 70,665 square miles (183,729 square kilometers), population 672,591
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geographical name(Da-ko-ta)state in the northwest central U.S. bisected by the Missouri River; capital Pierre area 77,116 square miles (199,730 square kilometers), population 814,180