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    Referring to Minnesota with 明尼苏达 (Míngnísūdá)

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    明尼苏达

    Explanation

    The noun 明尼苏达 (Míngnísūdá) is the Chinese transliteration for the U.S. state "Minnesota." It appears as a proper noun in geographic and news contexts. For example, 明尼苏达的高地区 means "the highland areas of Minnesota."

    Examples

    • 明尼苏达的冬天非常漫长，气温很低。

      Míngnísūdá de dōngtiān fēicháng màncháng, qìwēn hěn dī.

      Winters in Minnesota are very long, and the temperatures are very low.

    • 他在明尼苏达长大，习惯了寒冷的天气。

      Tā zài Míngnísūdá zhǎng dà, xíguàn le hánlěng de tiānqì.

      He grew up in Minnesota and is used to the cold weather.

    • 明尼苏达有上万个湖泊，风景很美。

      Míngnísūdá yǒu shàng wàn gè húpō, fēngjǐng hěn měi.

      Minnesota has tens of thousands of lakes, and the scenery is beautiful.

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