Thread: Meet-Up! Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Old 01-21-2010, 02:50 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel View Post
do all place names in that area begin with "minne" ? and does that mean something ?
Minne means "water" in the language of the Dakota. Minneapolis is the "City of Lakes"--actually more like reclaimed swamp, but lakes sounds nicer, I guess. Minnesota is "Land of Sky-Colored Waters." Minnehaha, "Laughing Water" was the name of a Native woman and is also the name of the creek that runs through the park.
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