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Minnehaha

Minnehaha proper noun: a fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.

Proper noun

Minnehaha

  1. A fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.

Origin of Minnehaha

Named after Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis (borrowed from Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall" or "rapids”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”))

Words formed from Minnehaha

  • Minnehaha Springs

Questions about Minnehaha

What does Minnehaha mean?
Minnehaha means a fictional Native American woman who features in the poem The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow.
What part of speech is Minnehaha?
Minnehaha is a proper noun.

Words near Minnehaha in the dictionary

  1. minnaritchi
  2. Minneapolis
  3. Minneapolitan
  4. Minneapolitans
  5. minned
  6. Minnehaha
  7. Minnehaha County
  8. minnelide
  9. minneola
  10. minneola tangelo
  11. minneolas

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