Minnesota

[min-uh-soh-tuh]

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.

Minnesota

/ 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)

Minnesota

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.

Other Word Forms

• Minnesotan adjective

Example Sentences

“He wants us all, in big cities, to get used to the idea that it’s OK to have military on the streets,” he said at the Minnesota Star Tribune’s North Star Summit.

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Utilities in Massachusetts and Minnesota, for instance, offer discounted electricity rates for using heat pumps, says Rebecca Foster, CEO of the nonprofit VEIC, as Vermont Energy Investment Corporation is known.

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“We just want to make sure the companies have enough money to pay claims,” said Fred Andersen, Minnesota’s chief life actuary, who is leading the initiative.

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A Minnesota subcontractor is trying to keep a half-dozen electricians working while it waits for a stalled government contract.

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The cuts, totaling billions of dollars, affect states such as California, New York and Minnesota, as well as thirteen others.

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