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Winona

American  
[wi-noh-nuh] / wɪˈnoʊ nə /

noun

  1. a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.

  2. a female given name.


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The movie, also starring Alec Baldwin, Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, became an instant hit, eventually leading to a Broadway musical and a 2024 sequel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

In 1988, she played Winona Ryder's stepmother in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

Allaire’s relationship with technology began while he was growing up in Winona, Minn. In the 1980s, he and his brother, Joseph “J.J.”

From MarketWatch Nov. 14, 2025

The car's owner, Bingham, from Winona Crest in Craigavon, was the front-seat passenger.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2025

The best part about Winona was that she lived in San Francisco and grew up in the Bay Area just like me.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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