South Dakota

South Dakota
noun
a state in north central United States (Freq. 1)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑American state
• Part Holonyms:
↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑U.S., ↑USA, ↑U.S.A., ↑Dakota
• Part Meronyms:

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South Dakota [South Dakota]
a northern central US state, also called the Coyote State and the Mount Rushmore State. The capital city is Pierre and the largest city is Sioux Falls. It was part of the ↑Louisiana Purchase, and gold was discovered there in 1874. The ↑Sioux fought white people who settled there, until they were defeated at ↑Wounded Knee. The state grows wheat, maize/corn and ↑sunflowers, and produces machinery and electronic equipment. Many tourists visit Mount Rushmore and the Badlands National Park.

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