Meanings
- A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.
“I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday.
2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN2 more examples
The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.
2023 June 21, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations”, in CNNOn the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNNSynonyms: North Star State
- A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota.
- historicalA former territory (1849–1858) of the United States, encompassing the modern state and part of the Dakotas. Capital: Saint Paul.
- The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.
Origin
- Lakotamní šóta
- EnglishMinnesota
From Lakota mní šóta (literally “cloudy water”).
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Arabic مِينِيسُوتَا
- مِينِيسُوتَا (minisūtā)a state of the United States of America
Bengali মিনেসোটা
- মিনেসোটা (mineśōṭa)a state of the United States of America
Bulgarian Минесо́та
- Минесо́та (Minesóta)a state of the United States of America
Chinese Mandarin 明尼蘇達州 /明尼苏达州, 明尼蘇達 /明尼苏达
- 明尼蘇達州 /明尼苏达州 (Míngnísūdá-zhōu)a state of the United States of America
- 明尼蘇達 /明尼苏达 (Míngnísūdá)a state of the United States of America
Czech Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
Danish Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
Esperanto Minesoto
- Minesotoa state of the United States of America
Finnish Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
French Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
German Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
Greek Μινεσότα
- Μινεσότα (Minesóta)a state of the United States of America
Hebrew מינסוטה
- מינסוטהa state of the United States of America
Hindi मिनेसोटा
- मिनेसोटा (minesoṭā)a state of the United States of America
Icelandic Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
Japanese ミネソタ州, ミネソタ
- ミネソタ州 (Minesota-shū)a state of the United States of America
- ミネソタ (Minesota)a state of the United States of America
Korean 미네소타
- 미네소타 (Minesota)a state of the United States of America
Persian مینسوتا
- مینسوتا (minesutâ)a state of the United States of America
Polish Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
Portuguese Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
Russian Миннесо́та
- Миннесо́та (Minnesóta)a state of the United States of America
Spanish Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
Thai มินนิโซตา
- มินนิโซตา (min-ní-soo-dtâa)a state of the United States of America
Turkish Minnesota
- Minnesotaa state of the United States of America
Ukrainian Міннесо́та
- Міннесо́та (Minnesóta)a state of the United States of America
Yiddish מינעסאָטאַ
- מינעסאָטאַ (minesota)a state of the United States of America
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Minnesota. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minnesota
“Minnesota.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minnesota. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Minnesota,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Minnesota.
Source: Minnesota on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.