Nipissing

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noun

A member of the Nipissing First Nation, a people of Ojibwa and Algonquin descent whose ancestors lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada.

OriginOjibwe nibiinsing →
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Meanings

nounNipissing (plural Nipissings or Nipissing)

plural Nipissings

  1. A member of the Nipissing First Nation, a people of Ojibwa and Algonquin descent whose ancestors lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada.
proper noun
  1. A township in the Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Ojibwenibiinsing“at-the-little-waters”
  2. EnglishNipissing

From Ojibwe nibiinsing (“at-the-little-waters”), from nibyi- (“water”) + -ns (diminutive forming suffix) + -ing (locative forming suffix).

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APA

Nipissing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nipissing

MLA

“Nipissing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nipissing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nipissing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nipissing.

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