also As·sin·i·boine
noun pl. Assiniboin or
As·sin·i·boins also
Assiniboine or
As·sin·i·boines a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting southern Manitoba, now located in Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The Assiniboin became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating to the northern Great Plains in the 18th century.
b. A member of this people.
- The Siouan language of the Assiniboin.
Origin:
Origin: French Assiniboine
Origin: , of Ojibwa origin
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