Minnesota

geographical name

Min·​ne·​so·​ta ˌmi-nə-ˈsō-tə 

1

river 332 miles (534 kilometers) long in the southern part of the state of Minnesota flowing from Big Stone Lake to the Mississippi River

2

state in the northern U.S. bordering on Ontario and Manitoba, Canada, and on Lake Superior; capital Saint Paul area 84,068 square miles (218,577 square kilometers), population 5,303,925

Minnesotan

ˌmi-nə-ˈsō-tᵊn 

adjective or noun