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Minneapolis Pronunciation
Minneapolis is pronounced mi-nee-A-puh-lis, IPA /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/.
mi-nee-A-puh-lis
US /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/
Syllables: mi · nee · A · puh · lis (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun (proper): The largest city in Minnesota, on the Mississippi river.
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Minneapolis in a Sentence
- Minneapolis and Saint Paul are known as the Twin Cities.
- Winter in Minneapolis regularly drops below minus twenty.
- She flew to Minneapolis for the conference.
Common Mispronunciations of Minneapolis
Not mi-nee-uh-PO-lis
The A in third place is the loud one, and the ending is a quiet puh-lis.
Not MIN-ee-ay-puh-lis
The ea block gives a plain short a here, so no ay vowel appears anywhere in the name.
Tip: It joins the Dakota word for water to the Greek word for city, which is why the middle looks odd.
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