Minnesota
Minnesota is the 32nd state of the United States, having joined the Union on May 11, 1858.
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State - United States - May 11 - 1858
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Its name is from the Dakota people's name for the Minnesota River, mini sota, variously translated "smoky-white water" or "sky-tinted water." The state's name is abbreviated MN or Minn.
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Dakota people's - Minnesota River
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Minnesota is the largest state by land area in the Midwestern United States and is in the sub-region known as the Upper Midwest. The most significant metropolitan area is known as the Twin Cities, combining the state's most populous cities, Minneapolis and the capital of Saint Paul, along with multiple "rings" of suburbs. More than half of the state's residents live there.
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Midwest - Upper Midwest - Metropolitan area - Twin Cities - Minneapolis - Capital - Saint Paul - Suburb
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The state is a major food producer for the country, and has a number of natural resources that have been greatly exploited in the last two centuries.
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Food - Natural resources
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The USS Minnesota was named in honor of this state, as was the SS Gopher State. Other nicknames for the state include Land of 10,000 Lakes and the North Star State.
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USS ''Minnesota'' - SS ''Gopher State''
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Frost Advisory - Washington (Minnesota)
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Frost Advisory - Wabasha (Minnesota)
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Frost Advisory - Scott (Minnesota)
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Frost Advisory - Ramsey (Minnesota)
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Frost Advisory - Freeborn (Minnesota)
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Frost Advisory - Dodge (Minnesota)
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Frost Advisory - Sherburne (Minnesota)
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Frost Advisory - Watonwan (Minnesota)
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Frost Advisory - Brown (Minnesota)
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Frost Advisory - Chippewa (Minnesota)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE Issued At: 2008-10-02T02:42:00 Expired At: 2008-10-02T13:00:00 Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/
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