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Minnesota, University of
(Encyclopedia) Minnesota, University of, main campus at Minneapolis–St. Paul; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1851 and 1868, opened as a university 1869. Other campuses are…Minnesota Orchestra
(Encyclopedia) Minnesota Orchestra, founded 1903. Since 1974 its home has been Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis. The orchestra was one of the first to be recorded (early 1920s) and featured in…Minnetonka
(Encyclopedia) MinnetonkaMinnetonkamĭnĭtŏngˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 48,370), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a residential suburb of Minneapolis, near Lake Minnetonka; inc. 1956. There is diversified…Minnetonka, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Minnetonka, Lake: see Minnehaha Falls.minnow
(Encyclopedia) minnow, common name for the Cyprinidae, a large family of freshwater fish which includes the carp (Cyprinus carpio), and of which there are some 2,400 species. Minnows have soft-rayed…Miño
(Encyclopedia) Miño, river: see Minho.Minoan civilization
(Encyclopedia) Minoan civilizationMinoan civilizationmĭnōˈən [key], ancient Cretan culture representing a stage in the development of the Aegean civilization. It was named for the legendary King…Mino da Fiesole
(Encyclopedia) Mino da FiesoleMino da Fiesolemēˈnō dä fyāˈzōlā [key] or Mino di GiovanniMino di Giovannidē jōvänˈnē [key], 1429–84, Florentine sculptor of the early Renaissance. He produced many…Atchison
(Encyclopedia) Atchison, city (2020 pop. 10,348), seat of Atchison co., NE Kans., on the Missouri River; inc. 1881. It is a trade and industrial center in a rich grain producing area.…Minorca
(Encyclopedia) MinorcaMinorcamĭnôrˈkə [key], Span. Menorca, Spanish island (1991 pop. 65,109), 271 sq mi (702 km), Baleares prov., in the W Mediterranean Sea, the second largest of the Balearic…Trending
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