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bdóte

bdóte proper noun: holy region at the convergence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers where all life started according to Dakota religious tradition.

Proper noun

Bdóte

  1. (capitalized) holy region at the convergence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers where all life started according to Dakota religious tradition
    • We are told that we were brought here to this land from the stars to the place where the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers meet. This place known as Bdote is our place of genesis.2012, Gwen Westerman, Bruce White, Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota, page vii
    1. (capitalized) the northeastern tip of Pike Island, considered in Dakota tradition to be the exact spot the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers converge
  2. (capitalized) convergence of the Minnesota River and Mississippi River
    • The area of Bdote (or Mdote) Mni Sota is located at the mouth of the Minnesota River where it flows into the Mississippi midway between the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul.2012, Gwen Westerman, Bruce White, Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota, page 20

Origin of bdóte

From Dakota.

Questions about bdóte

What does bdóte mean?
Bdóte means holy region at the convergence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers where all life started according to Dakota religious tradition.
What part of speech is bdóte?
Bdóte is a proper noun.

Words near bdóte in the dictionary

  1. BDTC
  2. BDTCs
  3. BDU
  4. BDUF
  5. BDW
  6. bdóte
  7. be
  8. be a devil
  9. be a hundred years too early
  10. be a man
  11. be a one

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