dakota

«dakota» in Mova's school dictionary: North Dakota and South Dakota: two states in the middle… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (Dakota, the Dakotas; a Dakota — a person); adjective (Dakota)

meaning for a pupil

1) North Dakota and South Dakota: two states in the middle north of the USA; together «the Dakotas». tree →

2) The Dakota: a Native American people of the Great Plains, part of the Sioux nation; also their language. tree →

3) (a name) Dakota is used as a first name. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography lessons the Dakotas are US states with wide prairies and farms; Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. In history lessons the Dakota people lived on the plains and hunted buffalo; their land was taken by settlers and the US army. Phrases: «North Dakota», «South Dakota», «the Dakota people».

examples

• Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. tree →
• North Dakota has very cold winters. tree →
• The Dakota people are part of the Sioux nation. tree →
• The state is named after the Dakota people. tree →
• The word Dakota is often said to mean «friends» or «allies». tree →
• My cousin Dakota lives in Texas. (a name) tree →
• Iktomi dresses like a real Dakota brave. tree →

note

Always a capital D. «The Dakotas» = the two states. Related peoples: Lakota, Nakota.

In the corpora

• Dakota says, «He made a mistake.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dakota» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.