Minden

See also: minden

English

Etymology

From German Minden.

Proper noun

Minden

1. A municipality in Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
2. A town, the administrative seat of Minden-Lübbecke district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
3. A small town in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
4. A rural community west of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand.
5. A township, the county seat of Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada, also known as Minden Hills.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A ghost town in Calhoun County, Alabama.
   2. A minor city and township in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
   3. A city, the parish seat of Webster Parish, Louisiana.
   4. A township in Sanilac County, Michigan.
   5. A ghost town and township in Benton County, Minnesota.
   6. A ghost town in Kemper County, Mississippi.
   7. A ghost town in Lawrence County, Missouri.
   8. A ghost town in Warren County, Missouri.
   9. A ghost town in Meagher County, Montana.
   10. A city, the county seat of Kearney County, Nebraska.
   11. An unincorporated town, the county seat of Douglas County, Nevada.
   12. A town in Montgomery County, New York.
   13. A ghost town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
   14. An unincorporated community in Rusk County, Texas.
   15. A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia.
   16. A ghost town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

Translations

A Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 明登 (Míngdēng)

• Marathi: मिंडन (miṇḍan)

Anagrams

• enmind, indemn, mendin', minned

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Minda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪndn̩/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Min‧den

Proper noun

Minden n (proper noun, genitive Mindens or (optionally with an article) Minden)

1. A town, the administrative seat of Minden-Lübbecke district, North Rhine-Westphalia; also called Minden i. W.
2. A municipality of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district, Rhineland-Palatinate

Derived terms

• mindensch (Mindensch, Minden'sch)
  • (das) Mindensche n (region)
• mindisch (Mindisch)

Proper noun

Minden m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Mindens or (with an article) Minden, feminine genitive Minden, plural Mindens or Minden)

1. a surname transferred from the place name