Minneapolis

//mɪniˈæpəlɪs// name

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  1. 1
    The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.

    "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."

  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.

Example

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"I am so sorry I missed you guys when you came to Minneapolis."

Etymology

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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county seathennepin countyottawa county

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