Meanings
proper noun
- A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Bismarck. Largest city: Fargo.
Between 2000 and 2019, North Dakota and South Dakota both experienced a rapid increase in the Asian American population, said Minnesota State University Moorhead marketing professor Hyun Sang An.
2024 March 19, Amy Felegy, “Food for everyone: Fargo international market serves diversifying population”, in MPR News, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2024 - University of North Dakota.
Origin
The state was formed from northern portion of the former Dakota Territory.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دَاكُوتَا اَلشَّمَالِيَّة
- دَاكُوتَا اَلشَّمَالِيَّة (dakūtā š-šamāliyya)state of the United States of America
Basque Ipar Dakota
- Ipar Dakotastate of the United States of America
Bulgarian Се́верна Дако́та
- Се́верна Дако́та (Séverna Dakóta)state of the United States of America
Chinese Mandarin 北達科他 /北达科他
- 北達科他 /北达科他 (Běi-Dákētā)state of the United States of America
Czech Severní Dakota
- Severní Dakotastate of the United States of America
Dutch Noord-Dakota
- Noord-Dakotastate of the United States of America
Esperanto Norda Dakoto
- Norda Dakotostate of the United States of America
Estonian Põhja-Dakota
- Põhja-Dakotastate of the United States of America
Finnish Pohjois-Dakota
- Pohjois-Dakotastate of the United States of America
French Dakota du Nord
- Dakota du Nordstate of the United States of America
German North Dakota, Norddakota
- North Dakotastate of the United States of America
- Norddakotastate of the United States of America
- Nord-Dakotastate of the United States of America
Hindi उत्तरी डकोटा, नार्थ डेकोटा
- उत्तरी डकोटा (uttarī ḍakoṭā)state of the United States of America
- नार्थ डेकोटा (nārth ḍekoṭā)state of the United States of America
Hungarian Észak-Dakota
- Észak-Dakotastate of the United States of America
Icelandic Norður-Dakóta
- Norður-Dakótastate of the United States of America
Italian Dakota del Nord
- Dakota del Nordstate of the United States of America
Japanese ノースダコタ, 北ダコタ
- ノースダコタ (Nōsu-Dakota)state of the United States of America
- 北ダコタ (Kita-Dakota)state of the United States of America
Korean 노스다코타
- 노스다코타 (Noseu-Dakota)state of the United States of America
Latin Dacota Septentrionalis
- Dacota Septentrionalisstate of the United States of America
Malay Dakota Utara
- Dakota Utarastate of the United States of America
Māori Takouta Raki
- Takouta Rakistate of the United States of America
Norwegian Bokmål Nord-Dakota
- Nord-Dakotastate of the United States of America
Polish Dakota Północna
- Dakota Północnastate of the United States of America
Portuguese Dacota do Norte, Dakota do Norte
- Dacota do Nortestate of the United States of America
- Dakota do Nortestate of the United States of America
Russian Се́верная Дако́та
- Се́верная Дако́та (Sévernaja Dakóta)state of the United States of America
Slovak Severná Dakota
- Severná Dakotastate of the United States of America
Spanish Dakota del Norte
- Dakota del Nortestate of the United States of America
Tagalog Hilagang Dakota
- Hilagang Dakotastate of the United States of America
Thai นอร์ทดาโคตา
- นอร์ทดาโคตา (nɔ́t-daa-koo-dtâa)state of the United States of America
Turkish North Dakota
- North Dakotastate of the United States of America
Ukrainian Півні́чна Дако́та
- Півні́чна Дако́та (Pivníčna Dakóta)state of the United States of America
Yiddish נאָרט דאַקאָטאַ
- נאָרט דאַקאָטאַ (nort dakota)state of the United States of America
Cite this entry
APA
North Dakota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Dakota
MLA
“North Dakota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Dakota. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North Dakota,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Dakota.
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