Assiniboin

[ uh-sin-uh-boin ]

/ əˈsɪn əˌbɔɪn /

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noun, plural As·sin·i·boins, (especially collectively) As·sin·i·boin.

a member of a Siouan people of northeastern Montana and adjacent parts of Canada.

the dialect of Dakota spoken by the Assiniboin Indians.

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Origin of Assiniboin

1675–85; <Canadian French Assiniboine<Ojibwa (Saulteaux dial.) assini·-pwa·n literally, stone Sioux (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenyi stone + *pwa·θa enemy tribesman)

Words nearby Assiniboin

assimilate, assimilation, assimilationism, assimilative, ass in a sling, have one's, Assiniboin, Assiniboine, Assisi, assist, assistance, assistance animal

How to use Assiniboin in a sentence

He understood scarcely a word of French or English, and spoke only when addressed in his native Assiniboin.
South from Hudson Bay|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
Murray silently pointed to his Assiniboin companion, who apparently understood nothing of the conversation.
South from Hudson Bay|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
He was apparently an Assiniboin brave, decked out in cariboo robe and blanket, fringed leggings, and beaded moccasins.
The Cryptogram|William Murray Graydon
It is the Pish-tah-te-koosh of the Algonkin tribes, "reckoned the fleetest animal in the prairie country about the Assiniboin."
The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems|H. L. Gordon

Though half-Cheyenne and half-Assiniboin, he spoke English well, and manifested a marked sense of humor.
A Daughter of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland