Menominee

or Me·nom·i·ni

[muh-nom-uh-nee]

noun, plural Me·nom·i·nees, (especially collectively) Me·nom·i·nee for 1.

a member of a group of American Indian people of northeastern Wisconsin.
the Eastern Algonquian language of the Menominee.

Menominee

[muh-nom-uh-nee]

noun

a river in NW Michigan and NE Wisconsin, flowing SE to Green Bay on Lake Michigan: forms part of the boundary between Michigan and Wisconsin. 118 miles (190 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for menominee

Contemporary Examples of menominee

Coping with pain is not new to Stupak or Laurie, a former mayor of their hometown of Menominee.
The Pain of Bart Stupak
Sandra McElwaine
March 27, 2010

Historical Examples of menominee

"My brother has spoken a great tradition," said the Menominee.
Oak Openings
James Fenimore Cooper
When she came home she told us they were Menominee Indians come to fish for a time.
A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons
Elizabeth Whitney Williams
Marquette, Menominee, and a few smaller places along the coast were lumbering near at home; but they shipped entirely by water.
The Blazed Trail
Stewart Edward White
Father Marquette went out of his way to see these friendly Indians, whose name Menominee means simply wild rice.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8
Charles H. Sylvester
Five bridges connect Marinette with Menominee, Michigan, on the other side of the river.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6
Various

Word Origin and History for menominee

Menominee

also Menomini, Algonquian people of Wisconsin, from Ojibwa (Algonquian) Manoominii, literally "wild rice people," from manoomin "wild rice." Not their name for themselves.