Meanings
proper noun
- One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Granite Falls.
Origin
Named after the Yellow Medicine River (whose name derives from a plant whose yellow root the native Dakota people used for medicinal purposes)
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APA
Yellow Medicine County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yellow%20Medicine%20County
MLA
“Yellow Medicine County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yellow%20Medicine%20County. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yellow Medicine County,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yellow%20Medicine%20County.
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