Assiniboine

A1S1S1I1N1I1B3O1I1N1E1
/əˈsɪ.nɪ.bɔɪn/

noun

A member of an indigenous people related to the Sioux living in the Great Plains in the United States and Canada.

Similar
HoheStoney
OriginFrench Assiniboine ← Ojibwe asinii-bwaan →
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Meanings

nounAssiniboine (plural Assiniboines or Assiniboine)

plural Assiniboines

  1. A member of an indigenous people related to the Sioux living in the Great Plains in the United States and Canada.

    Synonyms: Hohe, Stoney

proper nounthe Assiniboine
  1. A river in Canada

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of an indigenous people related to the Sioux living in the Great Plains in the United States and Canada.

Similar
HoheStoney
Also see
nakoda

Origin

  1. Ojibweasinii-bwaan
  2. FrenchAssiniboine
  3. EnglishAssiniboine

Unadapted borrowing from French Assiniboine, a transcription of Ojibwe asinii-bwaan (“stone Sioux”)/ᐊᓯᓃᑇᐣ.

More words from French, Ojibwe

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Translations

French assiniboine, assiniboines
  • assiniboinemember of Assiniboine people
  • assiniboinesmember of Assiniboine people
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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