Minnesota
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Minnesota
- /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/ US
- [ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊɾə] US
Rhymes with -əʊtə
Where it comes from
From Lakota mní šóta (literally “cloudy water”).
proper noun
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A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.
“I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday.
Similar: North Star State
- A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota.
- A former territory (1849–1858) of the United States, encompassing the modern state and part of the Dakotas. Capital: Saint Paul.
- The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gopher state, minneapolis, milwaukee, leroy, mn, minn., prairie state, michigan, wisconsin, iowa, duluth, mankato, chicago, nebraska, minnetonka, ohio
Translations
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name a state of the United States of America
| Español | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미네소타 Minesota |
| 日本語 | ミネソタ州 Minesota-shū, ミネソタ Minesota |
| 中文 | 明尼蘇達州 /明尼苏达州 Míngnísūdá-zhōu, 明尼蘇達 /明尼苏达 Míngnísūdá |
| हिन्दी | मिनेसोटा minesoṭā |
| Português | Minnesota |
| Français | Minnesota |
| Deutsch | Minnesota |
| Ελληνικά | Μινεσότα Minesóta |
| Русский | Миннесо́та Minnesóta |
| العربية | مِينِيسُوتَا minisūtā |
| עברית | מינסוטה |
Talk about this word "Minnesota." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minnesota. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Minnesota. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/minnesota "Minnesota." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minnesota.Cite this
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title = {Minnesota},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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