Kickapoo meaning

kĭk'ə-po͝o'
A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, with small present-day populations in Kansas, Oklahoma, southern Texas, and northern Mexico.
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The Algonquian language of the Kickapoo.
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A member of a North American Indian people formerly living in N Illinois and S Wisconsin, now living in Kansas, Oklahoma, and N Mexico.
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The Algonquian language of this people.
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An Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.
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A member of this tribe.
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Origin of kickapoo

Contested; an Anishinaabeg source proposes the meaning stand here and there, in reference to the tribe's migratory patterns.

Sentence Examples

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  • Among the many different tribes were the Sioux, Chippewa, Kickapoo, Menominee, Mascoutin, Potawatomi, Winnebago, and Sauk and Foxes.

  • He attended Kickapoo High School where he was involved in sports, debate and student government.

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