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

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Example Sentences

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Minnesota

Minnesota is miraculously 6-2, thanks to coordinator Brian Flores’s defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The most recent example was Monday night, when the Minnesota Vikings hosted the Buffalo Bills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Sam Darnold survived a baptism with the cockamamie Jets to revive himself in Minnesota and later win a Super Bowl with Seattle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

While their extended family marked the holiday in wintry Minnesota, they sat down to Atlantic ocean views and a main course of Tofurky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

“When you first came to Minnesota, you were given the name Dorothy,” she says.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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