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East Dakota

East Dakota proper noun: a hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the Dakotas.

Proper noun

East Dakota

  1. A hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the Dakotas.
    • Mr. Douglas indicated that the East Dakota Environmental Protection regulations were overly strict.2012, Charles B. Craver, Effective Legal Negotiation and Settlement, →ISBN
    • On the one hand, you could argue that West Dakota's conduct-regulating goals would not be greatly sacrificed by applying East Dakota law to a claim by an East Dakota plaintiff.2016, Michael H. Hoffheimer, Examples & Explanations for Conflict of Laws, →ISBN
  2. (humorous) The area of western Minnesota which mainly consists of the Red River (of the North) valley.

Origin of East Dakota

From the analogy with North Dakota and South Dakota.

Questions about East Dakota

What does East Dakota mean?
East Dakota means a hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the Dakotas.
What part of speech is East Dakota?
East Dakota is a proper noun.

Words near East Dakota in the dictionary

  1. East Corrimal
  2. East Cove Port
  3. East Coventry
  4. East Cowton
  5. East Cut
  6. East Dakota
  7. East Dallas
  8. East Dean
  9. East Dean and Friston
  10. East Delhi
  11. East Dennis

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