Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

east dakota

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: east- -dako-ta
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the Dakotas.

name

The area of western Minnesota which mainly consists of the Red River (of the North) valley.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Mr. Douglas indicated that the East Dakota Environmental Protection regulations were overly strict."
"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."
"Consider the converse case: Altieri's first case is brought in an East Dakota state court, the state that applies the "primary rights" approach to claim preclusion."

Etymology

From the analogy with North Dakota and South Dakota.

Usage

Humorous

Phrases

West Dakota

Frequently Paired Words

West Dakota

Questions

What does east dakota mean?: A hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the Dakotas.
Where does east dakota come from?: From the analogy with North Dakota and South Dakota.

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