Kickapoo

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/ˈkɪkəˌpuː/

noun

A member of a particular Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.

Similar
Kickapoo language
OriginSpanish Kikapú →
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Meanings

nounKickapoo (plural Kickapoos or Kickapoo)

plural Kickapoos

  1. A member of a particular Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.
proper noun
  1. The language spoken by these people.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Peoria County, Illinois.
    2. A ghost town in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana.
    3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
    4. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
    5. Other townships, listed under Kickapoo Township.
    6. A river in Wisconsin, a tributary of the Wisconsin River.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Algonquian language of the Kickapoo

Similar
Kickapoo language
Broader
AlgonquianAlgonquinAlgonquian language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. SpanishKikapú
  2. EnglishKickapoo

Borrowed from Spanish Kikapú, further origins are contested; an Anishinaabeg source proposes giiwigaabaw (“stand here and there”), in reference to the tribe's migratory patterns.

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Cite this entry
APA

Kickapoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kickapoo

MLA

“Kickapoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kickapoo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kickapoo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kickapoo.

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