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Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Anoka – Halloween Capital of the World [3] Albert Lea – The Land Between the Lakes [4] Austin – Spamtown USA [5] [6] Bemidji – First City on the Mississippi [7] Braham – Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota [8] Duluth. The Zenith City [9] The Twin Ports (with Superior, Wisconsin) [9] Elk River – Where City and Country Flow Together [10]
Pronunciation Note Respelling IPA; Aberdeen, Washington: AB-ər-deen / ˈ æ b ər d iː n / Also the city in Maryland Abiquiú, New Mexico: AB-ə-kew / ˈ æ b ə k juː / Acequia, Idaho: ə-SEE-kwə / ə ˈ s iː k w ə / Achilles, Kansas: ə-KIL-iss / ə ˈ k ɪ l ɪ s / Advance, North Carolina: AD-vanss / ˈ æ d v æ n s / Also the place ...
Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted. Minnesota is a state situated in the Midwestern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, Minnesota is the 22nd most populous state with 5,706,494 inhabitants but the 14th largest by land area, spanning 79,626.74 square miles (206,232.3 km 2) of land. [1]
However, evidence since the mid-2010s suggests a retreat away from the Northern Cities Shift in many Inland Northern cities and toward a less marked American accent. [9] [10] [11] Various common names for the Inland Northern accent exist, often based on city, for example: Chicago accent, Detroit accent, Milwaukee accent, etc.
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Mendota (/ m ɛ n ˈ d oʊ t ə / men-DOH-tə) [4] is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world. The word in this use means "the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers," and generally "mouth or ...
Bena (/ ˈ b iː n ə / BEE-nə) [4] is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 143 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area .