English Explanatory Dictionary

Lakota

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux, now living primarily on the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Lower Brule, Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Reservations.
name
  1. The language spoken by the Lakota.
  2. A city in Kossuth County, Iowa.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Nelson County, North Dakota, United States.

Pronunciation

/ləˈkəʊtə/ /ləˈkoʊtə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Lakota.wav

Word forms

Lakota Lakotas Lakhota Lak'ota

Etymology

Borrowed from Lakota Lakȟóta (“alliance of friends”).

Related words

Dakota Sioux Nakota

Derived words

Lakota squash

Translations

French: lakota Lakota: Lakȟótiyapi Russian: лако́та Swedish: lakota
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