Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minnesotan

/ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: min-nesotan
IPA: /ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtən/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Minnesota.

noun

A native or resident of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America.

Example Sentences

"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."
"[…] 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. […]"
""If you are a true Minnesotan it is gray duck," wrote Darold Schaefer. "If not it would be goose. The only time that gray goose is acceptable is if it is vodka.""

Etymology

From Minnesota + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtən/

Inflected Forms

Minnesotans (plural)

Synonyms

gopher

Rhymes With

stoughton wotan verboten moten wroten rotan dakotan doten rowton broten rhoton rhoten

Questions

How do you pronounce minnesotan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtən/.
What does minnesotan mean?: Of or pertaining to Minnesota.
Where does minnesotan come from?: From Minnesota + -an.

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