name
Meaning 1
The Ojibwe language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Chippewa
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: CH IH1 P AH0 W AA2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and a river in Ontario.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
Meaning 4
the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ojibwa, Ojibway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language
noun
Meaning 5
a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ojibwa, Ojibway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin, Plains Indian, Buffalo Indian
History
Etymology
From Ojibwe ojibwe (“Ojibwe”)/ᐅᒋᑉᐌ, specifically an eastern dialect with a reduced initial vowel. Compare earlier Ojibwa. Attested in English from the mid 18th century.
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