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Lost Dakota

Lost Dakota proper noun: a small, uninhabited portion of land that was left over after the division and organization of the large former Dakota Territory remnants into five new states in the late 19th century, which was overlooked by the federal government for years. It was located at the tripoint between the current states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.

Proper noun

Lost Dakota

  1. (US, historical) A small, uninhabited portion of land that was left over after the division and organization of the large former Dakota Territory remnants into five new states in the late 19th century, which was overlooked by the federal government for years. It was located at the tripoint between the current states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.

Questions about Lost Dakota

What does Lost Dakota mean?
Lost Dakota means a small, uninhabited portion of land that was left over after the division and organization of the large former Dakota Territory remnants into five new states in the late 19th century, which was overlooked by the federal government for years. It was located at the tripoint between the current states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.
What part of speech is Lost Dakota?
Lost Dakota is a proper noun.

Words near Lost Dakota in the dictionary

  1. Lost City
  2. Lost Colony
  3. lost control
  4. lost count
  5. Lost Creek
  6. Lost Dakota
  7. lost decade
  8. lost decades
  9. lost errand
  10. lost errands
  11. lost face

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