Winnipeg

originally the name of the lake, probably from Ojibwa (Algonquian) winipeg "dirty water;" compare winad "it is dirty." Etymologically related to Winnebago.

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Winnebago

"Siouan people of eastern Wisconsin," 1766, from Potawatomi winepyekoha, literally "person of dirty water," in reference to the muddy or fish-clogged waters of the Fox River below Lake Winnebago. As a type of motor vehicle, attested from 1966.

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Winnipeg (n.)

the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters;

Winnipeg (n.)

a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba;

Synonyms: Lake Winnipeg

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