Chippewa
1 Americannoun
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Chippewas,
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Chippewa
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Etymology
Origin of Chippewa
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75; dialect variant of Ojibwe očipwe·, a self-designation of uncertain meaning
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One such island in Wisconsin's Lake Chippewa is known as the Forty Acre Bog.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Appearing in Chippewa Falls, Trump said his policies had helped farmers by lowering costs, expanding markets and cutting regulations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
In Savannah: On a park bench in Chippewa Square, Forrest Gump, played by Tom Hanks, proclaims, “Life is like a box of chocolates.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The legend lives on from Chippewa on down Of the big lake, they called Gitche Gumee.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2025
Al Ulbrickson sat quietly in the launch at the finish line, listening to the band on the Chippewa play “Bow Down to Washington.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Central Michigan: Emanuel did not travel with the Chippewas to South Bend.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2023
Jesse Zarzuela’s 3-pointer with 16:14 left to play put Central Michigan in front, 36-35, and the Chippewas played with the lead for most of the remainder of the game.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Michigan is 22-4 all-time against the Chippewas, but Central Michigan now has won three of seven meetings since 2002.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Miller scored 15 points in the first half to keep the Chippewas within five, 31-26, at the break.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Medary, he commanded a military expedition against the Chippewas at Sunrise Prairie, the object being to compel them to return to their reservation, an expedition attended with some tragical results, as elsewhere narrated.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by William Henry Carman Folsom
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