Kaposia

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Kaposia MN 55075
United States
44° 52' 33.528" N, 93° 1' 39.288" W
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Mni Sota Makoce
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Kaposia is in Ramsey County The name Kaposia, changed from Kapozha in the Dakota language, means "light or swift of foot in running," as defined by Prof. A. W. Williamson in his list of Dakota geographic names. Little Crow's band had received this name, which thence was applied to their village, "in honor of their skill in the favorite game of lacrosse." Hear it pronounced in Dakota. From: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, First edition 1920. Third Edition 2001. Print.