West Dakota

proper noun

A hypothetical U.S. state that would be west of the Dakotas.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hypothetical U.S. state that would be west of the Dakotas.

    The Republicrat Party controls the West Dakota State House and Senate, as well as the governorship.

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    Wellington is located in the Southern District of West Dakota, and the city where the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Dakota is located is 150 miles away.

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    He then brings a second action in a West Dakota state court for property damage to his car. Quigley pleads res judicata. Under the Full Faith and Credit Clause and § 1738, the West Dakota court must consider whether Altieri's second action would have been barred by claim preclusion if he had brought it in East Dakota.

    2017, Joseph W. Glannon, Andrew M. Perlman, Peter Raven-Hansen, Civil Procedure: A Coursebook, →ISBN

Origin

From the analogy with North Dakota and South Dakota.

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APA

West Dakota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Dakota

MLA

“West Dakota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Dakota. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “West Dakota,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Dakota.

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