Meanings
proper noun
- One of 87 counties in Minnesota, United States. County seat: Mora.
Origin
From Ojibwe ?? / Ginebigo-ziibi - the modern spelling, Kanabecosippi - the old spelling (“Snake River”), from ᑭᓀᐱᒃ / ginebig (“snake”) and ?? / ziibi (“river”), an Ojibwe compound word for the Snake River, which flows through the county.
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APA
Kanabec County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanabec%20County
MLA
“Kanabec County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanabec%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kanabec County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanabec%20County.
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