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Winnebago

Winnebago

English

Noun

Winnebago ‎(plural Winnebagos or Winnebagoes)

  1. Any of a Native American people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, now called Ho-Chunk.

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Proper noun

Winnebago

  1. the Siouan language of this people
  2. a brand of American recreational vehicle

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Etymology

From Ojibwe Wiinibiigoo ‎(“Winnebago person”), from wiinibiig ‎(“murky water”) (of Lake Winnipeg), from wiini’ ‎(“to make someone dirty”), wiinad ‎(“it is dirty”), plus nibi ‎(“water”), plural nibig ‎(“waters”)

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