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Min·ne·apo·lis (min′ē ap′ə lis)

city in E Minn., on the Mississippi, adjacent to St. Paul: pop. 383,000

Etymology: after nearby Minnehaha Falls (< Dakota mní, water + xaxa, waterfall) + Gr polis, city

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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