Nipissing
noun
Lake Nipissing, a lake in southeastern Canada, in Ontario, north of Georgian Bay. 330 sq. mi. (855 sq. km).
Nipissings
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pluralof Nipissing.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To the westward, along the Ottawa River, and skirting the north shore of Lake Huron to Michillimackinac and Green Bay, were the strong French allies, the Hurons, Ottawas, Nipissings, Kiskagons, Sacs, Foxes, and Mascoutins.
From The Road to Frontenac by Samuel Merwin
The Indians were informed of this new plan, and in the autumn of the same year, the Nipissings and the Algonquins of the Iroquet came to this island for trading.
From The Makers of Canada: Champlain by N.-E. (Narcisse-Eutrope) Dionne
The Nipissings and Algonkins, who were going on a war-party with Monsieur Belêtre, formed a line of their own accord, and saluted us with three volleys of musketry, and cries of joy without end.
From Montcalm and Wolfe by Francis Parkman
The Algonquins and Nipissings became guests of the Hurons for the winter, encamping within their principal walled town, or perhaps in some neighboring village not far removed.
From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis
Strange stories were current among the Nipissings of a people without hair and without beards, who came from the West to trade with a tribe beyond the Great Lakes.
From France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 by Francis Parkman
