Minnesota vs jerk-water

Minnesota

name
  • A state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Capital: Saint Paul. Largest city: Minneapolis. 

  • A former territory (1849–1858) of the United States, encompassing the modern state and part of the Dakotas. Capital: Saint Paul. 

  • A tributary of the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota. 

  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. 

jerk-water

noun
  • A branch line train, using light equipment 

adj
  • Railroads with low traffic. 

  • Of an inhabited place, small, isolated, backward. 

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