Assiniboine

[ uh-sin-uh-boin ]

noun

1. a river in southern Canada, flowing south and east from southeastern Saskatchewan into the Red River in southern Manitoba. 450 miles (725 km) long.
2. Mount Assiniboine, a mountain in eastern British Columbia, Canada, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, on the Alberta border and the Continental Divide. 11,870 feet (3,618 meters).

Assiniboine

¹

/ əˈsɪnɪˌbɔɪn /

noun

1. a river in W Canada, rising in E Saskatchewan and flowing southeast and east to the Red River at Winnipeg. Length: over 860 km (500 miles)

Assiniboine

²

/ əˈsɪnəˌbɔɪn /

noun

1. -boine-boines a member of a North American Indian people living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana; one of the Sioux peoples
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family

Example Sentences

The Assiniboine falls into the Red River, a larger stream, also with tawny-colored water.

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On the plain between the Assiniboine and the Saskatchewan, a half-breed community had sprung up.

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For the time being their camp was at the Forks, on the east side of the river, a little north of the mouth of the Assiniboine.

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The fort faced the Assiniboine River, and each of its corners showed a large and well-built bastion.

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The fact that he seemed to hold the remainder as hostages stirred up the English people living along the Assiniboine.

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