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From Ojibwe: the region is named for the Ojibwe chief who resided there, Mesqua Ukie / Mesqua Ukee (whose name is said to mean "not easily turned back in the day of battle").
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A regional municipality of Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Full definition →
From Ojibwe: the region is named for the Ojibwe chief who resided there, Mesqua Ukie / Mesqua Ukee (whose name is said to mean "not easily turned back in the day of battle").
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.