DAKOTA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Dakota mean?
• DAKOTA (noun)
The noun DAKOTA has 3 senses:
1. a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
2. the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
3. the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota
Familiarity information: DAKOTA used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DAKOTA (noun)
Meaning:
A member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Dakota" is a kind of...):
Siouan; Sioux (a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains)
Meaning:
The area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Dakota" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Meaning:
The Siouan language spoken by the Dakota
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Dakota" is a kind of...):
Siouan; Siouan language (a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux)
