"Minnehaha County" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall" or "rapids”) (mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”)) + English county. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|dak|mníȟaȟa||waterfall" or "rapids}} Dakota mníȟaȟa (“waterfall" or "rapids”), {{compound|dak|mní|ȟaȟa|nocat=1|t1=water|t2=curling}} mní (“water”) + ȟaȟa (“curling”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Minnehaha County}} Minnehaha County
  1. One of 66 counties in South Dakota, United States. County seat: Sioux Falls. Wikipedia link: Minnehaha County, South Dakota Categories (place): Counties of South Dakota, USA, Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States Related terms: Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis was independently named from the same Dakota word (alt: and tautologically), Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis was named after the Minnehaha Falls within it, Minnehaha Trail is named after the Minnehaha Park, which is at one end of it, Minneapolis was named by blending the same Dakota word and Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis) (english: city), Minnehaha was named after the Minneapolis waterfall (english: the fictional woman in a Longfellow poem)
    Sense id: en-Minnehaha_County-en-name-HjUT9TE0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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