Winnebago

[ win-uh-bey-goh ]

noun,plural Win·ne·ba·gos, (especially collectively) Win·ne·ba·go for 1.
  1. a member of a North American Indian tribe speaking a Siouan language closely related to Assiniboin, Teton, and Mandan, formerly located in Green Bay, Wis., now living in Green Bay and NE Nebraska.

  2. Lake, a lake in E Wisconsin. 30 miles (48 km) long.

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How to use Winnebago in a sentence

  • At the wheel of a Winnebago, dubbed the “Mitt Mobile,” Romney fils visited all 99 counties in Iowa.

    The New Romney Dynasty | Samuel P. Jacobs | June 29, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • White Bear felt his cheeks burn; the Winnebago Prophet might as well have slapped him.

    Shaman | Robert Shea
  • Another Winnebago rode out of the woods, dismounted and stood beside his companion.

    Shaman | Robert Shea
  • They were followed by six blue-coated long knives pointing rifles at them and by a delegation of Winnebago chiefs and braves.

    Shaman | Robert Shea
  • The Indian relics are a tomahawk, a Winnebago pipe, a Winnebago flute, and a knife.

British Dictionary definitions for Winnebago

Winnebago

/ (ˌwɪnɪˈbeɪɡəʊ) /


noun
  1. Lake Winnebago a lake in E Wisconsin, fed and drained by the Fox river: the largest lake in the state. Area: 557 sq km (215 sq miles)

  2. plural -gos or -go a member of a North American Indian people living in Wisconsin and Nebraska

  1. the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family

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