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Fort Yates

Fort Yates proper noun: a small town, the county seat of Sioux County, North Dakota, United States.

Proper noun

Fort Yates

  1. A small town, the county seat of Sioux County, North Dakota, United States.

Origin of Fort Yates

Named after the fort, which was named after George Yates.

Questions about Fort Yates

What does Fort Yates mean?
Fort Yates means a small town, the county seat of Sioux County, North Dakota, United States.
What part of speech is Fort Yates?
Fort Yates is a proper noun.

Words near Fort Yates in the dictionary

  1. Fort William
  2. Fort Worth
  3. Fort Worthian
  4. Fort Worthians
  5. Fort Wright
  6. Fort Yates
  7. Fort Yukon
  8. Fort Zeelandia
  9. fort-da
  10. Fort-de-France
  11. Fort-Lamy

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