nakoda

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noun

An indigenous people of Western Canada and, originally, the United States, formerly inhabiting large parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana.

Similar
AssiniboineHoheStoney
OriginDakota dakhóta →
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Meanings

nakoda1

nounnakoda (plural nakodas)

plural nakodas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of nakhoda.

Nakoda2

nounNakoda pl (plural only)

alternative Nakota · alternative Nakhóta

  1. pluralplural onlyAn indigenous people of Western Canada and, originally, the United States, formerly inhabiting large parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana.

    Synonyms: Assiniboine, Hohe, Stoney

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn indigenous people of Western Canada and, originally, the United States, formerly inhabiting large parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana.

Similar
AssiniboineHoheStoney
Also see
stoney sioux

Origin

  1. Dakotadakhóta“ally”
  2. EnglishNakoda

Borrowed from Dakota dakhóta (“ally”).

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Cite this entry
APA

nakoda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nakoda

MLA

“nakoda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nakoda. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nakoda,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nakoda.

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