Minneapolis
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Minneapolis
- /mɪniˈæpəlɪs/ US
Where it comes from
Minnehapolis proposed in 1852 by Charles Hoag as a (misspelt) blend of Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Amended to Minneapolis at a town meeting the same year.
proper noun
- The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. On Tuesday, a proposal to fundamentally restructure the Minneapolis police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020 was soundly defeated, a setback that even many Democrats acknowledged could be laid at the feet of the “defund the police” movement that some within the party embraced la
- A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: minnesota, chicago, st, moline, honeywell, mpls, skyscrapercity, uptown, powderhorn, dinkytown, hennepin county, hennepin, edina, medina, bloomington, anoka
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name city
| 日本語 | ミネアポリス mineaporisu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 明尼阿波利斯 Míngní'ābōlìsī |
| Deutsch | Minneapolis |
| Ελληνικά | Μιννεάπολη Minneápoli, Μινεάπολη Mineápoli |
| Русский | Миннеаполис |
Talk about this word "Minneapolis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minneapolis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Minneapolis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/minneapolis "Minneapolis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minneapolis.Cite this
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title = {Minneapolis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minneapolis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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