Lakota
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Lakota
- /ləˈkəʊtə/ UK
- /ləˈkoʊtə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊtə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Lakota Lakȟóta (“alliance of friends”).
noun Lakotas · Lakota · Lakhota · Lak̇ot̄a · Lak'ota · La-Cotah
- 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. ‘He wore an eagle feather from the time he was sixteen. He counted coup many times on La-Cotahs and Cut Arms’.
proper noun Lakhota · Lak̇ot̄a · Lak'ota · La-Cotah
- 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.
- A city in Kossuth County, Iowa.
- A small city, the county seat of Nelson County, North Dakota, United States.
Translations
Talk about this word "Lakota." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lakota. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Lakota. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lakota "Lakota." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lakota.Cite this
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title = {Lakota},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lakota},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
