MN
Dictionary entry overview: What does MN mean?
• MN (noun)
The noun MN has 2 senses:
1. a hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals
2. a midwestern state
Familiarity information: MN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MN (noun)
Meaning:
A hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 25; manganese; Mn
Hypernyms ("Mn" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("Mn" is a substance of...):
hausmannite (a mineral consisting of manganese tetroxide; a source of manganese)
manganite (a black mineral consisting of basic manganese oxide; a source of manganese)
psilomelane (a mineral consisting of hydrated basic oxide of manganese and barium; a source of manganese)
pyrolusite (a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese)
rhodochrosite (a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese)
Meaning:
A midwestern state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Gopher State; Minnesota; North Star State; MN
Instance hypernyms:
American state (one of the 50 states of the United States)
Meronyms (parts of "MN"):
Voyageurs National Park (a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests)
Mesabi Range (a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887)
Little Sioux River (a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa)
Virginia (a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range)
capital of Minnesota; Saint Paul; St. Paul (capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities)
Saint Cloud; St. Cloud (a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries)
Rochester (a town in southeast Minnesota)
Minneapolis (largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities)
Mankato (a town in southern Minnesota)
Hibbing (a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range)
Duluth (a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior)
Bemidji (a town in northern Minnesota)
Holonyms ("MN" is a part of...):
middle west; Midwest; midwestern United States (the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America))
