Dakota

[duh-koh-tuh]

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noun

a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.
North Dakota or South Dakota.
the Dakotas, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Also called Sioux.��a member of the largest tribe of the Siouan stock of North American Indians, who originally occupied Minnesota and Wisconsin and later migrated westward to the Great Plains.
Santee.
a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota and Assiniboin Indians.

Dakota

/ ��əˈ��əʊ��ə /

noun

a former territory of the US: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889

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Dakotan adjective

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For Dakota Johnson, investing in herself meant saying yes to the job that meant she’d be ridiculed for a decade over how she said the word “buttplugs.”

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The manhunt for a suspect in deadly attacks on Minnesota lawmakers continued into its second day on Sunday, as police extended the search over state lines to nearby South Dakota.

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Wasn’t this supposed to be a fresh, elevated take on the romantic comedy, where Dakota Johnson must grapple with the impossible decision of choosing between Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans?

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The former South Dakota governor would have some reason to recognize Padilla, since he questioned her during her Senate confirmation hearing.

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Dakota Johnson is my favorite seductress, a femme fatale of a flavor that didn’t exist until she invented it.

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