Minnesotan
noun
Min·ne·so·tan
ˌmi-nə-ˈsō-tᵊn 
plural Minnesotans
: a native or resident of Minnesota
Minnesotan
adjective
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Gubash, a native Minnesotan, has lived and worked in the Egyptian capital since 1985.
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Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Will a Minnesotan take center stage in March Madness?
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Minnesotan Chiefs of Police Association President Jay Henthorne told lawmakers on Monday that digital evidence is often all that's available in modern criminal investigations.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Democrats have escalated their negotiating tactics with congressional Republicans and White House officials, who've been in sensitive talks over reforming the 9/11-era Cabinet agency since federal agents killed a second Minnesotan, 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti, in January.
—Zachary Schermele, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Tensions between Washington and the leaders of progressive US cities have mounted since the deadly and chaotic federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis resulted in the fatal shooting last weekend of Alex Pretti, the second Minnesotan to be killed by federal agents in the state this year.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Pretti was the second Minnesotan shot and killed in the upheaval this month.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Trump has never provided evidence for his claims against Minnesotan officials.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, after Minnesotan Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent, Target leaders did not make a public statement.
—Hugh Son,melissa Repko, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
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Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Will a Minnesotan take center stage in March Madness?
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026
Minnesotan Chiefs of Police Association President Jay Henthorne told lawmakers on Monday that digital evidence is often all that's available in modern criminal investigations.
—CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Democrats have escalated their negotiating tactics with congressional Republicans and White House officials, who've been in sensitive talks over reforming the 9/11-era Cabinet agency since federal agents killed a second Minnesotan, 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti, in January.
—Zachary Schermele, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Tensions between Washington and the leaders of progressive US cities have mounted since the deadly and chaotic federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis resulted in the fatal shooting last weekend of Alex Pretti, the second Minnesotan to be killed by federal agents in the state this year.
—Whitney Wild, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Pretti was the second Minnesotan shot and killed in the upheaval this month.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2026
Trump has never provided evidence for his claims against Minnesotan officials.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
Earlier this month, after Minnesotan Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent, Target leaders did not make a public statement.
—Hugh Son,melissa Repko, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Minnesotan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Minnesotan. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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