Winnipeg en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Canada) audio
- /ˈwɪn.əˌpɛɡ/
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).
Meanings
- The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.
- A large lake in Manitoba, Canada; in full, Lake Winnipeg.
- A river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba; in full, Winnipeg River.
- An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States, named after the Canadian city.
Deriveds
Winnipegger · Lake Winnipeg · Winnipeg handshake · Winnie the Pooh · Winnipegonian · Winnipeg rye bread · Winnipeg rye · Winnipeg goldeye · Winnipegish · Winnipeg couch · Winnipegian
Relateds
Winnebago · Lake Winnipegosis · Winnipegosis · Lake Winnibigoshish
Synonyms
Wpg · Wpg. · Winterpeg · WPG · Peg
Translations (27)
ko 위니펙 (capital of Manitoba) · he ויניפג (capital of Manitoba) · he ויניפג (lake) · hi विनिपेग (capital of Manitoba) · ja ウィニペグ (capital of Manitoba) · ar وِينِيبِيغ (capital of Manitoba) · eo Vinipego (capital of Manitoba) · ru Ви́ннипег (capital of Manitoba) · hy Վինիպեգ (capital of Manitoba) · uk Ві́нніпег (capital of Manitoba) · ko 위니펙 (river) · cmn 溫尼伯河 /温尼伯河 (river) · ja ウィニペグ川 (river) · ru Ви́ннипег (lake) · uk Ві́нніпеґ (capital of Manitoba) · he ויניפג (river) · pl Winnipeg (river) · ru Ви́ннипег (river) · fr Winnipeg (capital of Manitoba) · cmn 溫尼伯湖 /温尼伯湖 (lake) · fr la rivière Winnipeg (river) · fr le lac Winnipeg (lake) · cmn 溫尼伯 /温尼伯 (capital of Manitoba) · pl Winnipeg (lake) · ko 위니펙 (lake) · ja ウィニペグ湖 (lake) · pl Winnipeg (capital of Manitoba)