Minnesotan
US/ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtən/
Minnesotan adjective: of or pertaining to Minnesota.
Adjective
Minnesotan (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Minnesota.
Noun
Minnesotan (plural Minnesotans)
- A native or resident of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America.
- When he was finished, as such, he was wringing wet, and now he had to edge and shimmy his way back, and with a most woebegone look, and everybody laughing, except the sad blond boy, and the Minnesotans roaring in the cab.1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, London: Penguin Books, published 1976, →ISBN, page 29
- […] while a Minnesotan in her early thirties summed up the general influence of apocalyptic popular culture: “I think it has made me more of a doomer. […]2015, Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Peak Oil: Apocalyptic Environmentalism and Libertarian Political Culture, page 114
Forms of Minnesotan
| plural | Minnesotans |
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Origin of Minnesotan
From Minnesota + -an.
Questions about Minnesotan
- What does Minnesotan mean?
- Minnesotan means of or pertaining to Minnesota.
- What part of speech is Minnesotan?
- Minnesotan can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Minnesotan?
- Minnesotan is pronounced /ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtən/ (US).
Words near Minnesotan in the dictionary
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