What does "minnesota" mean?

A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.

How do you pronounce "minnesota"?

Pronounced //ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə//.

Common synonyms include: backwater, bumfuck nowhere, gopher state, hinterland, jerkwater town, minn.

//ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə// name

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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."
2
A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota.
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A former territory (1849–1858) of the United States, encompassing the modern state and part of the Dakotas. Capital: Saint Paul. historical
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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.