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Tip·pe·ca·noe (tip′ə kə no̵̅o̅′)
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe2 definition
Tip·pe·ca·noe (tip′ə kə no̵̅o̅′)
river in N Ind. flowing southwest into the Wabash: scene of a battle (1811) in which U.S. forces under William Henry Harrison defeated a band of Tecumseh's warriors: c. 180 mi (290 km)
Etymology: earlier Kithtipecanunk < Miami Kitapkwanunk (exact form uncert.), lit., buffalo-fish place
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