Meaning

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

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

    Minneapolis

    Миннеаполис

Examples

3 sentences
  1. I am so sorry I missed you guys when you came to Minneapolis.

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  2. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd.

    deDer Polizist Derek Chauvin aus Minneapolis hat George Floyd umgebracht.

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  3. Minneapolis is highly Muslim.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
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city:
Deutsch
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city:

Origin

Minnehapolis proposed in 1852 by Charles Hoag as a (misspelt) blend of Dakota mníȟaȟa (“wa

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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See also

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