North Dakota

American

noun

a state in the northern central United States. 70,665 sq. mi. (183,020 sq. km). Bismarck. ND (for use with zip code), N. Dak.

North Dakota British

noun

Abbreviation: N. Dak.. N.D.. ND. a state of the western US: mostly undulating prairies and plains, rising from the Red River valley in the east to the Missouri plateau in the west, with the infertile Bad Lands in the extreme west. Capital: Bismarck. Pop: 633 837 (2003 est). Area: 183 019 sq km (70 664 sq miles)

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North Dakota Cultural

State in the north-central United States, bordered by Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada, to the north; Minnesota to the east; South Dakota to the south; and Montana to the west. Its capital is Bismarck, and its largest city is Fargo.

Other Word Forms

North Dakotan adjective

Example Sentences

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Greenpeace must pay $345 million in damages to the operator of the US oil pipeline it protested, a North Dakota court ordered Friday.

From Barron's

Bob holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of North Dakota.

From The Wall Street Journal

Listings were up in most states, only dropping in Alaska and North Dakota.

From Barron's

However, the original prop woodchipper now resides at the Fargo-Moorhead Visitors Center in North Dakota, where tourists can have their photo taken while pushing a fake leg through the machine.

From The Wall Street Journal

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