Lakota

//ləˈkəʊtə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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.
  2. 2
    a member of the large western branch of Sioux people which was made up of several groups that lived on the plains wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language spoken by the Lakota.

    "This park’s strange and beautiful rock formations were formed by the Yellowstone River and various streams that have cut through the rock over millions of years, carving out hoodoos, spires and caprocks. The name Makoshika comes from a Lakota word for badlands."

  2. 2
    A city in Kossuth County, Iowa.
  3. 3
    A small city, the county seat of Nelson County, North Dakota, United States.

Example

More examples

"Mary's mother is Lakota and her father is a Mongol."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.