Minneapolis

American  

[min-ee-ap-uh-lis] / ˌmɪn iˈæp ə lɪs /

noun

1. a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.

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Minneapolis British  

/ ˌmɪnɪˈæpəlɪs /

noun

1. a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi River adjacent to St Paul: the largest city in the state; important centre for the grain trade. Pop: 373 188 (2003 est)

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Minneapolis Cultural  

1. Largest city in Minnesota, and, with St. Paul, one of the Twin Cities.

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Other Word Forms

• Minneapolitan
  noun

Example Sentences

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Minneapolis

Everyone on the streets of Minneapolis was talking about habeas corpus, and that was not true a year ago.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

When makeshift roadblocks appeared, Minneapolis urged residents to stop erecting them, citing the need for emergency access, fire response, and roadways open for all.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Rather than send wheat to Minneapolis to be processed, incurring high transportation costs, farmers and the state banded together to form the North Dakota Mill, the only state-owned mill in the United States.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

“We are really seeing in market prices the imprint of the new chair,” said former Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota, now a professor of economics at the University of Rochester.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

Gey never told Berg that the Minneapolis Star article had Henrietta’s name wrong, and Berg never wrote his article.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot