Mn

¹ American

Symbol, Chemistry.

manganese.

MN ² American

abbreviation

Minnesota (approved especially for use with zip code).

MN ¹ British

abbreviation

(in Britain) Merchant Navy
Minnesota

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Mn ² British

symbol

manganese

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mn ³ British

abbreviation

Mongolia

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Example Sentences

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Undeterred, activists in Minneapolis have sought to turn the tables by creating "Defrost MN," a searchable database of ICE vehicles active in the city.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

The company was founded by George Draper Dayton in 1902 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

Instead, she chose the name Adi for her child - made up of the first letter of her name, and part of her husband's, according to Hunsur's assistant public prosecutor Sowmya MN.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

The team also showed that cGAS-STING activation by gamma irradiation leads to mitochondrial DNA leakage into the cytoplasm and is not associated with MN formation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

Kepler’s first ellipse had M moved too near C. The distance AC is much exaggerated in the figure, as also is MN.

From Kepler by Bryant, Walter W. (Walter William)

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