Manitoban

Variant of Manitoba

  1. province of SC Canada: 250,946 sq mi (649,947 sq km); pop. 1,114,000; cap. Winnipeg: abbrev. MB or Man
  2. lake in S Manitoba: 1,817 sq mi (4,706 sq km)

Origin: Cree manitoowapaaw, the narrows (of Lake Manitoba), lit., god narrows

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