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minnesota

/ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/

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What does minnesota mean?

proper noun

  1. A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.
  2. A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota.
  3. The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. (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

/ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/

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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.
Ralph Albert ParletteThe University of Hard KnocksProject Gutenberg ebook #455
Hays was struck by the fact that the yield of wheat in Minnesota was far beneath that in the neighbouring States.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
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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.
Charles A. EastmanIndian BoyhoodProject Gutenberg ebook #337
Pidgeon describes some triangular burial mounds in Minnesota, differing in shape only from the ordinary circular mounds that belong to this division.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
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.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747