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Kickapoo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɪkəˌpuː/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Kikapú, further origins are contested; an Anishinaabeg source proposes giiwigaabaw (“stand here and there”), in reference to the tribe's migratory patterns.

Meanings

  1. A member of a particular Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.

Forms

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Translations (1)

unm Kikapu (Native American tribesmember)

Kickapoo en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɪkəˌpuː/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Kikapú, further origins are contested; an Anishinaabeg source proposes giiwigaabaw (“stand here and there”), in reference to the tribe's migratory patterns.

Meanings

  1. The language spoken by these people.
  2. A place in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Peoria County, Illinois.
  3. A place in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana.
  4. A place in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
  5. A place in the United States: ▸ A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  6. A place in the United States: ▸ Other townships, listed under Kickapoo Township.
  7. A place in the United States: ▸ A river in Wisconsin, a tributary of the Wisconsin River.