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English

Etymology

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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Minneapolis

  1. The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County.
    • 2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN:
      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 last summer.
  2. A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Minneapolis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪˈni̯ɛːpolɪs/, [mɪ.niˈɛː.po.lɪs], [mɪnˈjɛː.po.lɪs]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Proper noun

Minneapolis n (proper noun, genitive Minneapolis' or (with an article) Minneapolis)

  1. Minneapolis (a city in Minnesota, United States)

Derived terms

  • Minneapolitaner, Minneapoliser
  • minneapolitanisch

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