Winnipeg

English

Etymology
  • From Ojibwe wiinibig ("dirty waters"), from wiini’ ("to make someone dirty"), wiinad ("it is dirty"), plus nibi ("water"), plural nibig ("waters").
  • After the lake, from Swampy Cree and Ojibwe ouenpig ("murky water"), describing the river's water entering the lake (CanOD).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪnəˌpɛɡ/
  • Hyphenation: Win‧ni‧peg
  • Audio (CA)(file)

Proper noun

Winnipeg

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

Synonyms

(city):

Derived terms
terms derived from "Winnipeg"

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

French

Etymology
  • From Ojibwe wiinibig ("dirty waters"), from wiini’ ("to make someone dirty"), wiinad ("it is dirty"), plus nibi ("water"), plural nibig ("waters").
  • After the lake, from Swampy Cree and Ojibwe ouenpig ("murky water"), describing the river's water entering the lake.

Proper noun

Winnipeg

  1. Winnipeg, a city in Manitoba, Canada
  2. Lake Winnipeg, a large lake in Manitoba.
  3. Winnipeg River, a river that flows from Lake of the Woods, into Lake Winnipeg.
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