name
Meaning 1
The language spoken by these people.
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Standard Lemma guide
Kickapoo
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
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/ˈkɪkəˌpuː/
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name
Meaning 2
A place in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Peoria County, Illinois.
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name
Meaning 3
A place in the United States:
A ghost town in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana.
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name
Meaning 4
A place in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
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name
Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
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name
Meaning 6
A place in the United States:
Other townships, listed under Kickapoo Township.
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name
Meaning 7
A place in the United States:
A river in Wisconsin, a tributary of the Wisconsin River.
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noun
Meaning 8
A member of a particular Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.
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noun
Meaning 9
the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language
noun
Meaning 10
a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Kikapú, further origins are contested; an Anishinaabeg source proposes giiwigaabaw (“stand here and there”), in reference to the tribe's migratory patterns.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Unami: Kikapu — Native American tribesmember