Winnipeg
proper noun
- capital city of the province of Manitoba, Canada
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈwɪn.əˌpɛɡ/
name
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).
- 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.