Assiniboin Definition
assiniboine, assiniboin, assiniboins
noun
A member of 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.
American Heritage
The Siouan language of the Assiniboin.
American Heritage
Origin of Assiniboin
French Assiniboine of Ojibwa origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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