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What Minnesota city comes from the Dakota word for water and the Greek work for city?
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Who named Minnesota?
Minnesota, means "sky-tinted water" in the Dakota Indian Tribe
What state's name comes from the Dakota Indians' word for tinted water?
Minnesota
What US states are closest to Minnesota?
North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin are the states closest to Minnestoa. On the west, Minnesota is bordered by North Dakota and South Dakota. On the East, Minnesota is bordered by Wisconsin and also shares a water border with Michigan. To the south, Minnesota is bordered by Iowa.
What does Minnesota mean in English?
Minnesota is a state in the Midwestern U.S...meaning is: water that reflects the sky. Sky Blue Water. Minnesota gets its name from the Dakota word "minisota", meaning "water that reflects the sky." Centuries ago, that is what the Dakota named the river now called the Minnesota River.
What are the neighbors to Minnesota?
North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin
What water borders North Dakota?
The Red River (of the North) forms North Dakota's eastern boundary with Minnesota.
What does the name Minnesota mean?
Frim the Dakota language meaning cloudy water.
Origin of Minnesota's name?
From a Dakota (Souix) Indian word meaning "sky-tinted water", or "water that reflects the sky." For instance, when the sky is blue, the water is blue, and when the sky is cloudy gray, the water is cloudy gray. Calm areas of the slow-moving river often made for a very reflective surface that, like a still lake, displayed the appearance and colors of the sky above.
What is the origin of the word Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is actually a blend of Greek and Dakota Indian language In the Dakota language "mni" means water, and in Greek "polis" means city
What is the Dakota indian word for tinted water?
Minnesota - it actually means "sky tinted water," and refers to the many lakes and rivers of the area.
What state borders Ontario and Manitoba?
by land, Ontario: New York, Michigan and Minnesota by land, Manitoba: Minnesota and North Dakota water, Ontario: Ohio, Pennsylvania
What lake borders Minnesota?
Rainy Lake borders Minnesota to the north in Ontario, Canada. Minnesota is also bordered by Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
