Meanings
proper noun
- A municipality in Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- A town, the administrative seat of Minden-Lübbecke district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- A small town in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A rural community west of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand.
- A community, the largest in Minden Hills township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A ghost town in Calhoun County, Alabama.
- A minor city and township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
- A city, the parish seat of Webster Parish, Louisiana.
- A township in Sanilac County, Michigan.
- A ghost town and township in Benton County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Kemper County, Mississippi.
- A ghost town in Lawrence County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Warren County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Meagher County, Montana.
- A city, the county seat of Kearney County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated town, the county seat of Douglas County, Nevada.
- A town in Montgomery County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Rusk County, Texas.
- A ghost town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.
Origin
- GermanMinden
- EnglishMinden
From German Minden.
More words from German
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Chinese Mandarin 明登
- 明登 (Míngdēng)A Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Polish Minden
- MindenA Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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APA
Minden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minden
MLA
“Minden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minden. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Minden,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minden.
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