bdóte

== English == === Alternative forms === Bdote (Romanized), Bdote Mni Sota, B'dote (deprecated), Mdote (deprecated), Mendota (deprecated) === Etymology === From Dakota. === Proper noun === Bdóte (capitalized) holy region at the convergence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers where all life started according to Dakota religious tradition the northeastern tip of Pike Island, considered in Dakota tradition to be the exact spot the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers converge convergence of the Minnesota River and Mississippi River == Dakota == === Alternative forms === bdote === Noun === bdóte where two or more bodies of water converge ==== Descendants ==== → English: Bdóte, Mendota === Citations === Gwen Westerman, Bruce White (2012), Mni Sota Makoce