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Winnipeg definition

Win·ni·peg (win′ə peg′)

  1. capital of Manitoba, Canada, on the Red River: pop. 618,000 (met. area, 667,000)
  2. river in W Ontario & SE Manitoba, Canada, flowing from the Lake of the Woods into Lake Winnipeg: (with its principal headstream) 475 mi (764 km)
  3. large lake in SC Manitoba: 9,465 sq mi (24,514 sq km)

Etymology: < Cree wiinipeek, lit., body of muddy water, sea

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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