Minot

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Minot

  • /ˈmaɪnɒt/

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The North Dakota city is named after Henry Minot (1859–1890), American ornithologist and railroad executive.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. A coastal community in the town of Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  4. An unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi.
  5. A city, the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota.
  6. A commune in Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

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"Minot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/minot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Minot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/minot

Chicago

"Minot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/minot.

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@misc{minot_2026,
  title = {Minot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}