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Meaning of Minnesota | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌmɪnɪˈsoʊtə

Definitions

  1. A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis.
  2. A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota.
  3. A former territory (1849–1858) of the United States, encompassing the modern state and part of the Dakotas. Capital: Saint Paul.
  4. The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Equivalents

العربية مينيسوتا
Čeština Minnesota
Ελληνικά Μινεσότα
Suomi Minnesota
Français Minnesota
Italiano Minnesota
日本語 ミネソタ
Polski Minnesota
Português Minnesota
Українська Міннесота
Tiếng Việt Min-nê-xô-ta

Examples

““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.”
“The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.”
“On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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