Minnesotan

noun

Min·​ne·​so·​tan ˌmi-nə-ˈsō-tᵊn 

plural Minnesotans

: a native or resident of Minnesota

Minnesotan adjective

Examples of Minnesotan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Coens won Best Original Screenplay, and Frances McDormand took her first Oscar home for playing the unforgettable Marge Gunderson, a Minnesotan cop who gets entangled in a car salesman’s deeply inept foray into the criminal world. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, fellow Minnesotan Brock Lesnar is the biggest underdog of the event at +900, facing Oba Femi (-3000) in a Hell in a Cell match on Night 1. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Minnesotans extend our deepest gratitude to the firefighters, members of the Minnesota National Guard, and all our first responders working around the clock to keep their neighbors safe. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Bruins’ draftee and fellow Minnesotan Cooper Simpson, who tore it up with the USHL Youngstown Phantoms (34-40-74 in 61 games), is also headed to Grand Forks. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Minnesotan

• multiphoton
• oaten