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Origin of Name: When Dakota Territory was created in 1861 it was named for the Dakota tribe. Dakota is a Sioux word meaning “friends” or “allies.”
Adjectives: North Dakotan Residents Called: North Dakotans, Rough Riders Postal Code: NDNicknames: Peace Garden State, Flickertail State, Roughrider State, Sioux State, Land of the Dakotas 
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