Dakota

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Dakota may refer to:

In ethnology and linguistics

Santee Sioux, an Amerindian tribe whose autonym is dakota
Sioux, the meta-tribe including the Santee
Dakota language, the language of the Santee, which is now considered a dialect of the Sioux language

In geography

Dakota Territory, an organized territory of the United States of America, which existed from 1861 until 1889
North Dakota, a Midwestern state in the United States
South Dakota, a Midwestern state in the United States
The Dakotas, a collective term used in the United States to refer to the states of North Dakota and South Dakota together
Dakota, Illinois, a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, United States
Dakota, Minnesota, a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States
Dakota, Wisconsin, a town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States
Dakota MRT Station, a proposed underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Circle MRT Line in Singapore

In culture

Dakota (song), a 2005 UK #1 song by Stereophonics
Dakota (1945 film), a 1945 film starring John Wayne
Dakota (1988 film), a 1988 film starring Lou Diamond Phillips
Dakota Jazz Club, a Jazz club located in downtown Minneapolis on Nicollet Mall.
City of Dakota, a fictional midwestern city where the events of the titles of Milestone Comics take place, see Milestone Media
Dakota Fanning, an actress
The pet horse of the bendable rubber doll Betty Spaghetty
Dakota North, a Marvel Comics character.

In technology and business

Douglas Dakota, also know as the C-47 Skytrain, a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner
Piper Dakota, the PA-28-236 variant of the Piper Cherokee light aircraft.
Dodge Dakota, a pick-up truck manufactured by DaimlerChrysler under the Dodge brand
The Dakota, a distinctive and famous apartment building in New York City
DAKOTA, a software toolkit interfacing analysis codes with iterative systems-analysis methods
Ritz Dakota Digital, a type of point-and-shoot digital camera

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