The Dakotas
Sign in to saveThe Dakotas, also known as simply Dakota, is a collective term for the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. It has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is still used for the collective heritage, culture, geography, fauna, sociology, economy, and cuisine of the two states.
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- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Sioux Falls
- Contains
- South Dakota
- Area
- 147816
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- inception
- 1889-11-02
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- Etymology
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- Geography
- Demographics
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The Dakotas, also known as simply Dakota, is a collective term for the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. It has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is still used for the collective heritage, culture, geography, fauna, sociology, economy, and cuisine of the two states.
==Etymology== The name "Dakota" refers to the Dakota people.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Dakotas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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