Winnipegosis

(win′ə pə gō′sis)

lake in SW Manitoba, Canada, west of Lake Winnipeg: 2,103 sq mi (5,447 sq km)

Origin: < Cree wiinipeekosis, lit., a small sea: dim. of wiinipeek: see Winnipeg

See Winnipegosis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A lake of southwest Manitoba, Canada, west of Lake Winnipeg. It drains southward into Lake Manitoba and has important fisheries.

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