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South Dakota

American  

noun

  1. a state in the northern central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Pierre. SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.

South Dakota British  

noun

  1. Abbreviation: S. Dak.   SD.  a state of the western US: lies mostly in the Great Plains; the chief US producer of gold and beryl. Capital: Pierre. Pop: 764 309 (2003 est). Area: 196 723 sq km (75 955 sq miles)

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South Dakota Cultural  

  1. State in the north-central United States bordered by North Dakota to the north, Minnesota and Iowa to the east, Nebraska to the south, and Wyoming and Montana to the west. Its capital is Pierre, and its largest city is Sioux Falls.

Other Word Forms

  • South Dakotan adjective

Example Sentences

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GOP Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota points out that the project has been a long time coming.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reardon grew up in South Dakota’s Black Hills and says she chimes in on restaurants, attractions and hiking in a Facebook group focused on that destination.

From The Wall Street Journal

Smithfield Foods SFD 2.24%increase; green up pointing triangle plans to build a large hog slaughterhouse in South Dakota, marking the first new facility built by America’s top pork producer in decades.

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He completed his master’s degree at the University of South Dakota the following year and earned a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1968.

From The Wall Street Journal

In late January, after Mayday countersued in a federal court in New York, that court temporarily blocked South Dakota’s actions.

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