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Minnesota
[min-uh-soh-tuh]
noun
a state in the northern central United States. 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). St. Paul. MN (for use with zip code), Minn.
a river flowing southeast from the western border of Minnesota into the Mississippi near St. Paul. 332 miles (535 km) long.
Minnesota
/ ˌɪɪˈəʊə /
noun
Abbreviation: Minn. MN.a state of the N central US: chief US producer of iron ore. Capital: St Paul. Pop: 5 059 375 (2003 est). Area: 218 600 sq km (84 402 sq miles)
a river in S Minnesota, flowing southeast and northeast to the Mississippi River near St Paul. Length: 534 km (332 miles)
Minnesota
State in the north-central United States bordered by Manitoba and Ontario, Canada, to the north; Lake Superior and Wisconsin to the east; Iowa to the south; and South Dakota and North Dakota to the west. Its capital is St. Paul, and its largest city is Minneapolis.
Other Word Forms
- Minnesotan adjective
Example Sentences
Authorities said they recovered a target list that included the names of Minnesota Democratic politicians from another vehicle used by the suspect.
Both lawmakers belonged to Minnesota's Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, which is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.
In Minnesota, officials confirmed the fatal shooting of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and the wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman was politically motivated.
A shelter-in-place order remains in effect Saturday morning in Brooklyn Park, a northern suburb of Minneapolis, after two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses were shot by a suspect impersonating a police officer, officials said.
A Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband was shot and killed in their home early on Saturday morning in what Governor Tim Walz called a "act of targeted political violence".
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