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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A state of the north-central United States. It was admitted as the 40th state in 1889. Acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, the region became part of the Dakota Territory in 1861 and was split off from North Dakota at the time it achieved statehood. Pierre is the capital and Sioux Falls the largest city.

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  • proper noun A north-central state of the United States of America. Capital: Pierre. West of Minnesota, south of North Dakota, north of Nebraska.

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  • noun a state in north central United States

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  • SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota Reuters - Former four-term South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow said on Friday he was dying from a "very far advanced" brain cancer and doctors have told him he does not have long to live.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • JOHN THUNE: The 49-year-old tall, athletic, one-term South Dakota senator looks the ideal presidential candidate.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • JOHN THUNE: The 49-year-old tall, athletic, one-term South Dakota senator looks the ideal presidential candidate.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Reuters - Former four-term South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow said on Friday he was dying from a "very far advanced" brain cancer and doctors have told him he does not have long to live.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota Reuters - Former four-term South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow said on Friday he was dying from a "very far advanced" brain cancer and doctors have told him he does not have long to live.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • JOHN THUNE: The 49-year-old tall, athletic, one-term South Dakota senator looks the ideal presidential candidate.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Herseth may be vulnerable if popular two-term South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson runs.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Jpatt 2010

  • The first-term South Dakota senator is considered a rising star in the GOP and some have said that he may enter the 2012 presidential race as well.

    Home/News 2010

  • Herseth may be vulnerable if popular two-term South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson runs.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Chippeterson 2010

  • Herseth may be vulnerable if popular two-term South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson runs.

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Jpatt 2010

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