Meanings
- The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.
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On Tuesday, a proposal to fundamentally restructure the Minneapolis police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020 was soundly defeated, a setback that even many Democrats acknowledged could be laid at the feet of the “defund the police” movement that some within the party embraced last summer.
2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2022 - A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπόλις“city”
- Dakotamníȟaȟa“waterfall”
- EnglishMinneapolis
Minnehapolis proposed in 1852 by Charles Hoag as a (misspelt) blend of Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”). Amended to Minneapolis at a town meeting the same year.
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Bengali মিনিয়াপোলিস
- মিনিয়াপোলিস (miniẏapōliś)city
Chinese Mandarin 明尼阿波利斯
- 明尼阿波利斯 (Míngní'ābōlìsī)city
Esperanto Mineapolo
- Mineapolocity
German Minneapolis
- Minneapoliscity
Greek Μιννεάπολη, Μινεάπολη
- Μιννεάπολη (Minneápoli)city
- Μινεάπολη (Mineápoli)city
Hawaiian Mineapoli
- Mineapolicity
Japanese ミネアポリス
- ミネアポリス (mineaporisu)city
Latvian Mineapole
- Mineapolecity
Russian Миннеаполис
- Миннеаполисcity
Cite this entry
Minneapolis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minneapolis
“Minneapolis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minneapolis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Minneapolis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minneapolis.
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