Winnipeg
English
editEtymology
edit- From Ojibwe wiinibig (“dirty waters”), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), + nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”).
- After the lake, from Cree/Swampy Cree ᐑᓂᐯᐠ (“muddy waters”), describing the river's water entering the lake (CanOD).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWinnipeg
- The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.
- Short for Lake Winnipeg, a large lake in Manitoba.
- Winnipeg River, a river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada into Lake Winnipeg.
- An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States, named after the Canadian city.
Synonyms
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Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editcapital of Manitoba
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lake
river
References
edit- “Winnipeg” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
French
editEtymology
edit- From English Winnipeg; see English etymology for more information. Rendered as Ouinipigon by La Vérendrye.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWinnipeg ?
- Winnipeg (the capital city of Manitoba, Canada)
- Winnipeg, Lake Winnipeg (a large lake in Manitoba, Canada)
- Winnipeg, Winnipeg River (a river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada into Lake Winnipeg)
Related terms
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- English terms borrowed from Ojibwe
- English terms derived from Ojibwe
- English terms derived from Cree
- English terms borrowed from Swampy Cree
- English terms derived from Swampy Cree
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Winnipeg
- en:Cities in Manitoba
- en:Cities in Canada
- en:Provincial capitals of Canada
- en:Places in Manitoba
- en:Places in Canada
- English short forms
- en:Rivers in Ontario
- en:Rivers in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms derived from English
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French terms spelled with W
- fr:Winnipeg
- fr:Cities in Manitoba
- fr:Cities in Canada
- fr:Provincial capitals of Canada
- fr:Places in Manitoba
- fr:Places in Canada
- fr:Lakes
- fr:Rivers in Ontario
- fr:Rivers in Canada
- fr:Places in Ontario