Etymology

Winnipeg

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Today it means: The capital city of Manitoba, Canada. Full definition →

Ojibwe wiinibig ← Swampy Cree ᐑᓂᐯᐠ
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  1. Swampy Cree · borrowed fromᐑᓂᐯᐠ“muddy waters”
  2. Ojibwe · borrowed fromwiinibig“dirty waters”
  3. English todayWinnipeg

* 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).

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