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Bde Maka Ska

US/bəˈdeɪ məˈkɑ skɑ/

Bde Maka Ska proper noun: a lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota; more commonly known by its former official name, Lake Calhoun.

Proper noun

Bde Maka Ska

  1. A lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota; more commonly known by its former official name, Lake Calhoun.
    • "When I go to Bde Maka Ska with my kids – my three-month old,^([sic]) and my two-year old^([sic]) who is just learning to talk – I teach them our family’s story of survival,” says Kate. “I teach them that we have a powerful connection this place as Dakota people.2016 March 8, Jon Lurie, “Reclaiming Bde Maka Ska for the Future Generations”, in The Circle News
    • We should erect side-by-side plaques on the shore of Bde Maka Ska (formally Lake Calhoun).2017 November 28, Timothy Hennum, “Bde Maka Ska/Lake Calhoun: True, we can't change history, but we can chart change”, in Minneapolis Star Tribune

Origin of Bde Maka Ska

Borrowed from Dakota Bdé Makhá Ská (“Lake White Earth”); see bdé, makhá, and ská.

Questions about Bde Maka Ska

What does Bde Maka Ska mean?
Bde Maka Ska means a lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota; more commonly known by its former official name, Lake Calhoun.
What part of speech is Bde Maka Ska?
Bde Maka Ska is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bde Maka Ska?
Bde Maka Ska is pronounced /bəˈdeɪ məˈkɑ skɑ/ (US).

Words near Bde Maka Ska in the dictionary

  1. BDCM
  2. BDCs
  3. BDD
  4. BDDs
  5. BDE
  6. Bde Maka Ska
  7. bdellatomy
  8. bdellid
  9. bdellids
  10. bdellin
  11. bdellins

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