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Yankton

Yankton proper noun: a city, the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States.

Proper noun

Yankton

  1. A city, the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States.

Noun

Yankton (plural Yanktons or Yankton)

  1. A member of a western branch of the Dakota people.

Forms of Yankton

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Phrases with Yankton

Questions about Yankton

What does Yankton mean?
Yankton means a city, the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States.
What part of speech is Yankton?
Yankton can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Yankton in the dictionary

  1. yanks one's crank
  2. yanks someone's chain
  3. Yankspeak
  4. Yanktard
  5. Yanktards
  6. Yankton
  7. Yankton County
  8. Yanktonai
  9. Yanktonais
  10. Yanktons
  11. Yankuntjatjarra

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