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dakota | october |

As a proper noun dakota

is the santee branch of the sioux people; the language of these people.

As a noun dakota

is a member of the dakota people.

As an adjective october is

of october.

dakota

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • the Santee branch of the Sioux people; the language of these people
  • either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota
  • .
  • * 2002 , Dork Geek Jew , Allen & Unwin (2002), ISBN 1865087912, page 12:
  • 'Montana?' I said. 'You can't call a kid Montana'?these friends of mine were going to call their new baby girl Montana and I tried to talk them out of it, because I'm sick of Australians naming their kids after American placenames, I'm sick of all these Montanas and Delawares and Indianas and Dallases. You'd never hear it the other way around; you're not going to hear about an American kid called Warrnambool or Kooweerup? [- - -] and they said,'Okay okay, we won't call her Montana.' So they called her Dakota .

    Derived terms

    * Dakota group

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the Dakota people.
  • See also

    *

    october

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Octobre (obsolete)

    Proper noun

    (Octobers)
  • The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November. Abbreviation: Oct
  • Derived terms

    * mid-October * October beer * October-bird * October effect * Octoberfest * Octoberist, Octobrist * October Revolution * October surprise * (October War) * Red October

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