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Chippewa
1[ chip-uh-wah, -wey, -wuh ]
adjective
- of or relating to the Ojibwe or their language.
Chippewa
2[ chip-uh-wah, -wey, -wuh ]
noun
- a river in N Wisconsin, flowing S to the Mississippi River. 200 miles (322 km) long.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Chippewa1
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Example Sentences
A non-Sioux nation in the state, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, also said no.
The old Chippewa has never deviated from the faith of his fathers, as he still adheres to all their rites and ceremonies.
“We whipped the red-coats here the other day, among the grass on the Chippewa plains,” said the one who was called Mason.
This word has been pronounced Chippewa by the Saxon race in America, and is thus recorded in our treaties and history.
The words have been taken down from a young Chippewa warrior of lake Superior, of the name of Che che-gwy-ung.
The railroad (three horse power) takes you to the Falls or to Chippewa.
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