"Minneapolis" meaning in English

See Minneapolis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɪniˈæpəlɪs/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-Minneapolis.oga , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Minneapolis.wav
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|dak|mníȟaȟa||waterfall}} Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall”), {{compound|dak|mní|ȟaȟa|nocat=1|t1=water|t2=curling}} mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”), {{der|en|grc|πόλις||city}} Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Minneapolis
  1. The largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Minneapolis, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Minneapolis-en-name-L7UNQTZ8 Categories (other): County seats of Minnesota, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Dakota translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Ojibwe translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Dakota translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Ojibwe translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 67 33
  2. A city, the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Kansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Minneapolis, Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Minneapolis-en-name-xwU0FXwd Categories (other): County seats of Kansas, USA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Holonyms: the Twin Cities, The Cities Derived forms: Minneapolitan, Mpls, Murderapolis Translations (city): মিনিয়াপোলিস (miniẏapōliś) (Bengali), 明尼阿波利斯 (Míngní'ābōlìsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Bdeóta Othúŋwe (Dakota), Mineapolo (Esperanto), Minneapolis (German), Μιννεάπολη (Minneápoli) [feminine] (Greek), Mineapoli (Hawaiian), ミネアポリス (mineaporisu) (Japanese), Mineapole [feminine] (Latvian), Beʼekʼid Łání (Navajo), Mishiimini'odenang (Ojibwe), Gakaabikaang (Ojibwe), Миннеаполис (english: Minneapolis) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'city': 49 51

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Mineapoli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mineaporisu",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "ミネアポリス"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "city",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mineapole"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Beʼekʼid Łání"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Mishiimini'odenang"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Gakaabikaang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "Minneapolis",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "city",
      "word": "Миннеаполис"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Minneapolis"
}

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