Manitoba

Mani·toba
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UK/ˌmæn.ɪˈtəʊ.bə/Canada, US/ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə/

proper noun

A province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.

Similar
Province of ManitobaMBManMan.
OriginOjibwe ᒪᓂᑐᐸᐦ ← Cree ᒪᓂᑐᐘᐳᐤ →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative historical rare Manitobah

  1. A province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.

    Synonyms: Province of Manitoba, MB, Man, Man.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA province in western Canada. Capital and largest city: Winnipeg.

Similar
Province of ManitobaMBManMan.

Origin

  1. Creeᒪᓂᑐᐘᐳᐤ“spirit strait”
  2. Ojibweᒪᓂᑐᐸᐦ
  3. EnglishManitoba

From Ojibwe ᒪᓂᑐᐸᐦ or Cree ᒪᓂᑐᐘᐳᐤ (manitowapow, “spirit strait”), referring to the Narrows of Lake Manitoba. Compare English manitou, Ojibwe manidoo.

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Translations

Arabic مَانِيتُوبَا
  • مَانِيتُوبَا (manitūbā)province in western Canada
Bulgarian Манито́ба
  • Манито́ба (Manitóba)province in western Canada
Catalan Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Chinese Cantonese 緬尼托巴 /缅尼托巴, 緬尼托巴省 /缅尼托巴省
  • 緬尼托巴 /缅尼托巴 (min⁵ nei⁴ tok³ baa¹)province in western Canada
  • 緬尼托巴省 /缅尼托巴省 (min⁵ nei⁴ tok³ baa¹ saang²)province in western Canada
  • 緬尼吐巴 /缅尼吐巴 (min⁵ nei⁴ tou³ baa¹)province in western Canada
  • 緬尼吐巴省 /缅尼吐巴省 (min⁵ nei⁴ tou³ baa¹ saang²)province in western Canada
  • 曼尼托巴 (maan⁶ nei⁴ tok³ baa¹)province in western Canada
  • 曼尼托巴省 (maan⁶ nei⁴ tok³ baa¹ saang²)province in western Canada
  • 緬省 /缅省 (min⁵ saang²)province in western Canada
  • 曼省 (maan⁵ saang²)province in western Canada
Chinese Mandarin 緬尼托巴 /缅尼托巴, 緬尼托巴省 /缅尼托巴省
  • 緬尼托巴 /缅尼托巴 (Miǎnnítuōbā)province in western Canada
  • 緬尼托巴省 /缅尼托巴省 (Miǎnnítuōbā Shěng)province in western Canada
  • 馬尼托巴 /马尼托巴 (Mǎnítuōbā)province in western Canada
  • 馬尼托巴省 /马尼托巴省 (Mǎnítuōbā Shěng)province in western Canada
  • 曼尼托巴 (Mànnítuōbā)province in western Canada
  • 曼尼托巴省 (Mànnítuōbā Shěng)province in western Canada
  • 緬省 /缅省 (Miǎn Shěng)province in western Canada
  • 曼省 (Màn Shěng)province in western Canada
Danish Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Dutch Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Esperanto Manitobo
  • Manitoboprovince in western Canada
Estonian Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Finnish Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
French Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
German Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Greek Μανιτόμπα
  • Μανιτόμπα (Manitómpa)province in western Canada
Hebrew מניטובה
  • מניטובהprovince in western Canada
Hindi मनितोबा
  • मनितोबा (manitobā)province in western Canada
Icelandic Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Italian Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Japanese マニトバ
  • マニトバprovince in western Canada
Korean 매니토바
  • 매니토바 (Maenitoba)province in western Canada
Latin Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Norwegian Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Polish Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Portuguese Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Punjabi ਮਾਨੀਟੋਬਾ
  • ਮਾਨੀਟੋਬਾ (mānīṭobā)province in western Canada
Romanian Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Russian Манито́ба
  • Манито́ба (Manitóba)province in western Canada
Slovak Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Spanish Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Swedish Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Turkish Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Ukrainian Маніто́ба
  • Маніто́ба (Manitóba)province in western Canada
Vietnamese Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Welsh Manitoba
  • Manitobaprovince in western Canada
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Manitoba on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.