1. A hard brittle grey polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals
   - manganese, atomic number 25

1. A midwestern state
   - Minnesota, Gopher State, North Star State, Minn.

Type of: American state, metal, metallic element

Part of: America, hausmannite, manganite, 'Merica, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, psilomelane, pyrolusite, rhodochrosite, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Mn