the Dakotas
/ðə dəˈkəʊtəz/
/ðə dəˈkəʊtəz/
- the US states of North Dakota and South Dakota. The original Dakota territory (1861-89) included these states, most of Montana and Wyoming, and a small part of Nebraska. It was named after a native North American people, also called the Sioux.
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