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Assiniboine
[ uh-sin-uh-boin ]
noun
- a river in southern Canada, flowing south and east from southeastern Saskatchewan into the Red River in southern Manitoba. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- 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
- 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
- -boine-boines a member of a North American Indian people living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana; one of the Sioux peoples
- the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
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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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