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West Dakota

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

Proper noun

West Dakota

  1. A hypothetical U.S. state that would be west of the Dakotas.
    • The Republicrat Party controls the West Dakota State House and Senate, as well as the governorship.2013, Kevin Saunders, Michael Lawrence, Constitutional Law: Model Problems and Outstanding Answers, →ISBN
    • Wellington is located in the Southern District of West Dakota, and the city where the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Dakota is located is 150 miles away.2013, Catherine Ross Dunham, Don C. Peters, Skills & Values: Civil Procedure, →ISBN

Origin of West Dakota

From the analogy with North Dakota and South Dakota.

Questions about West Dakota

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

Words near West Dakota in the dictionary

  1. West Covina
  2. West Coxsackie
  3. West Creek
  4. West Crewkerne
  5. West Curthwaite
  6. West Dakota
  7. West Danville
  8. West Deal
  9. West Dean
  10. West Deeping
  11. West Deer

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