Minnesota

English
Map of US highlighting Minnesota

Etymology

From Lakota mní sóta (literally “cloudy water”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə/, [ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊɾə]
  • Audio (US, Midland English dialect, women's voice)(file)
  • Audio (US, Minnesota native dialect, men's voice)(file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊtə

Proper noun

Minnesota

  1. A north-central state of the United States of America. West of Wisconsin, north of Iowa, east of South Dakota and North Dakota; south of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario. The capital is Saint Paul.

Derived terms

Translations

See also
  • Appendix:Place names in Minnesota

Anagrams

Czech

Proper noun

Minnesota f

  1. Minnesota

Derived terms

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Minnesota.

Proper noun

Minnesota (genitive Minnesotas)

  1. Minnesota

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /min.ne.ˈzɔ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Hyphenation: Min‧ne‧sò‧ta

Proper noun

Minnesota m

  1. Minnesota

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Minnesota.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmi.ne.ˈso.tɐ/

Proper noun

Minnesota m

  1. Minnesota (a state of the United States)

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mineˈsota/, [mineˈsot̪a]

Proper noun

Minnesota f

  1. Minnesota
  • minesoto

See also
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