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

Subzero temperatures are in store for Minneapolis, Chicago and Detroit starting Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Target—Minneapolis’s best-known corporate brand—is a case in point.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Maybe the problem is unique to Minneapolis and we believe that it is.”

From The Wall Street Journal

ICE has detained at least four children from the same Minneapolis school district this month, including a five-year-old boy, administrators said according to local media Wednesday.

From Barron's

In downtown L.A., protesters condemned the effects of ICE raids locally as well as in Minneapolis, where a federal agent recently shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a wife and mother.

From Los Angeles Times