kihci-môhkomân-askîhk

Plains Cree

Etymology

Calque of Ojibwe gichi-mookomaan-aki, equivalent to kihci (“great, big”) +‎ môhkomân (“knife”) +‎ askiy (“land”) +‎ -ihk (-at the place), or "the land of the long knives".

Proper noun

kihci-môhkomân-askîhk

1. United States of America (a country in North America)