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dakota | storm |

As proper nouns the difference between dakota and storm

is that dakota is the santee branch of the sioux people; the language of these people while storm is .

As a noun dakota

is a member of the dakota people.

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

    *

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    storm

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) storm, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.
  • * Shakespeare
    • We hear this fearful tempest sing, / Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm .
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
  • A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
    • The proposed reforms have led to a political storm .
  • * Shakespeare
    • Her sister / Began to scold and raise up such a storm .
  • (meteorology) a wind scale for very strong wind, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
  • (military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.
    • Hyponyms
    * See also
    Coordinate terms
    * (meteorology) breeze, gale, hurricane
    Derived terms
    * barnstorm * bestorm * duststorm * leafstorm * sandstorm * snowstorm * storm in a tea-kettle * stormlike * stormtrooper * stormy * thunderstorm * windstorm
    See also
    * blizzard

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stormen, sturmen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
    • She stormed out of the room.
  • To assault (a stronghold or fortification) with military forces.
    • Troops stormed the complex.

    External links

    * (wikipedia) * (projectlink) * 1000 English basic words ----