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minnesota
/ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/
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What does minnesota mean?
proper noun
- A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.
- A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota.
- The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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proper noun
- (historical) A former territory (1849–1858) of the United States, encompassing the modern state and part of the Dakotas. Capital: Saint Paul.
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IPA pronunciation
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They think they have gotten to the Gulf of Mexico when they have not gotten out of the woods of Minnesota.
Hays was struck by the fact that the yield of wheat in Minnesota was far beneath that in the neighbouring States.
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There was a general cheer from their adherents, which echoed back from the white cliff on the opposite side of the Minnesota.
Pidgeon describes some triangular burial mounds in Minnesota, differing in shape only from the ordinary circular mounds that belong to this division.
Staples speaks of a Swede of twenty-eight, of Minnesota, who was accidentally shot by a young man riding by her side in a wagon.