Winnipeg
Meaning
- The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.
- Short for Lake Winnipeg, a large lake in Manitoba.
- Winnipeg River, a river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada into Lake Winnipeg.
- An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States, named after the Canadian city.
Concepts
Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg River
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Win‧ni‧peg
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɪn.ə.ˌpɛɡ/
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).
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