Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A native or an inhabitant of Minnesota, a northwestern State of the United States, north of Iowa.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun A resident of Minnesota.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to Minnesota
  • noun A native or inhabitant of Minnesota

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a native or resident of Minnesota

Etymologies

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Minnesota +‎ -an

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Examples

  • Great huge gobs of white stuff -- they're predicting 10 inches, which, of course, to a Minnesotan is chicken feed.

    Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010

  • Interestingly, I heard just this morning on MPR that Franken, a native Minnesotan, is considering moving back to Minnesota (he currently lives in New York) to run for the senate in a couple of years.

    Al Franken « So Many Books 2003

  • A Missouri man and a Minnesotan are among three facing charges in a plot to funnel money to Somali terrorists.

    What's News: World-Wide 2010

  • You know as a Minnesotan, I am always saddened when I see Coleman as our Senator.

    SurveyUSA: Coleman Leads Franken By 10 In Minnesota Senate Race 2009

  • And chase Wanderscheid did, but all that got the Minnesotan was a comfortable gap over third-place Malcolm Chartier, a past Pro Stock 600-class champ.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • And chase Wanderscheid did, but all that got the Minnesotan was a comfortable gap over third-place Malcolm Chartier, a past Pro Stock 600-class champ.

    JSOnline.com 2010

  • Some of us actually do say "you betcha," and the worst irony is that when you say "Minnesotan," you inevitably sound Minnesotan.

    You Can't Get There from He-ah 2009

  • On the bus, someone behind me was speaking with an accent which was definitely not any kind of Minnesotan I could recall hearing.

    Dark matter, coal-fueled jets.... 2006

  • I changed a few things in the recipe, so whatever made them "Minnesotan" might not be there anymore, but no matter.

    Archive 2005-09-01 2005

  • I changed a few things in the recipe, so whatever made them "Minnesotan" might not be there anymore, but no matter.

    Sweetnicks- Food & Life - It's All at Sweetnicks 2005

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