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Minneapolis

/mɪniˈæpəlɪs/

Minneapolis proper noun: the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.

Proper noun

Minneapolis

  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...2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2022
  2. A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.

Minneapolis meaning in Bengali

Minneapolis in Bengali

city
মিনিয়াপোলিস miniẏapōliś

Origin of Minneapolis

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.

Words formed from Minneapolis

Questions about Minneapolis

What does Minneapolis mean?
Minneapolis means the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.
What is Minneapolis in Bengali?
Minneapolis in Bengali is মিনিয়াপোলিস (miniẏapōliś). See Minneapolis meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is pronounced /mɪniˈæpəlɪs/ (US).

Words near Minneapolis in the dictionary

  1. Minna
  2. Minnamurra
  3. Minnan
  4. Minnanese
  5. minnaritchi
  6. Minneapolis
  7. Minneapolitan
  8. Minneapolitans
  9. minned
  10. Minnehaha
  11. Minnehaha County

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