Winnipeg

English

Etymology

  • From Ojibwe wiinibig (dirty waters), from wiini’ (to make someone dirty), wiinad (it is dirty), + nibi (water), plural nibig (waters).
  • After the lake, from Cree/Swampy Cree ᐑᓂᐯᐠ (muddy waters), describing the river's water entering the lake (CanOD).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪn.ə.ˌpɛɡ/
  • Hyphenation: Win‧ni‧peg
  • (file)

Proper noun

Winnipeg

  1. The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.
  2. Short for Lake Winnipeg, a large lake in Manitoba.
  3. Winnipeg River, a river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada into Lake Winnipeg.
  4. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States, named after the Canadian city.

Synonyms

(city):

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • “Winnipeg” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wi.ni.pɛɡ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Winnipeg ?

  1. Winnipeg (the capital city of Manitoba, Canada)
  2. Winnipeg, Lake Winnipeg (a large lake in Manitoba, Canada)
  3. Winnipeg, Winnipeg River (a river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada into Lake Winnipeg)
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