Meanings
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Nakoda.
Native American voices and perspectives, speaking through art, all feature an immensely important creature in the lives of the Dakhóta, Nakhóta and Lakȟóta — the horse — in an exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, “Horse Nation of the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ.”
2018 July 31, Alissa Antilla, “Native American voices honor the horse through art in Mia exhibition”, in Twin Cities
Origin
- Dakotadakhóta“ally”
- EnglishNakhóta
Unadapted borrowing from Dakota dakhóta (“ally”).
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APA
Nakhóta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nakh%C3%B3ta
MLA
“Nakhóta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nakh%C3%B3ta. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nakhóta,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nakh%C3%B3ta.
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