| 1. | a state in the N central United States. 4,077,148; 84,068 sq. mi. (217,735 sq. km). Capital: St. Paul. Abbreviation: MN (for use with zip code), Minn. |
| 2. | a river flowing SE from the W border of Minnesota into the Mississippi near St. Paul. 332 mi. (535 km) long. |
State in the north-central United States bordered by Manitoba and Ontario, Canada, to the north; Lake Superior and Wisconsin to the east; Iowa to the south; and South Dakota and North Dakota to the west. Its capital is St. Paul, and its largest city is Minneapolis.