Minnesota

American  

[min-uh-soh-tuh] / ˌmɪn əˈsoʊ tə /

noun

1. a state in the northern central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). St. Paul. MN (for use with zip code), Minn.

2. a river flowing southeast from the western border of Minnesota into the Mississippi near St. Paul. 332 miles (535 km) long.

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Minnesota British  

/ ˌmɪnɪˈsəʊtə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Minn, MN. a state of the N central US: chief US producer of iron ore. Capital: St Paul. Pop: 5 059 375 (2003 est). Area: 218 600 sq km (84 402 sq miles)

2. a river in S Minnesota, flowing southeast and northeast to the Mississippi River near St Paul. Length: 534 km (332 miles)

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Minnesota Cultural  

1. State in the north-central United States bordered by Manitoba and Ontario, Canada, to the north; Lake Superior and Wisconsin to the east; Iowa to the south; and South Dakota and North Dakota to the west. Its capital is St. Paul, and its largest city is Minneapolis.

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Other Word Forms

• Minnesotan
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Minnesota

California now joins states like Maryland, Minnesota and Maine that have similarly placed restrictions on the sale of speculative tickets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Few expected the Minnesota Vikings to be 3-0, though.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Izaac Brook, U.S. rates strategist at RBC Capital Markets, was on a plane about to leave from New York to Minnesota when the headlines broke about the survey, known as the S&P Global Flash U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

I was busy learning to do magic tricks with cards with him, making tasty cocktails with his product, riding e-scooters on Olympic Boulevard and watching the Lakers play the Minnesota Timberwolves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

He pointed out the place where the First Minnesota had made the charge that had the whole army talking.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara