Winnebago

[win-uh-bey-goh]

noun, plural Win·ne·ba·gos, (especially collectively) Win·ne·ba·go for 1.

a member of a North American Indian tribe speaking a Siouan language closely related to Assiniboin, Teton, and Mandan, formerly located in Green Bay, Wis., now living in Green Bay and NE Nebraska.
Lake, a lake in E Wisconsin. 30 miles (48 km) long.

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Related Words for winnebago

Winnebago, RV, camper, trailer

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Contemporary Examples of winnebago

At the wheel of a Winnebago, dubbed the “Mitt Mobile,” Romney fils visited all 99 counties in Iowa.
The New Romney Dynasty
Samuel P. Jacobs
June 29, 2009

Historical Examples of winnebago

The Wolf who is a Winnebago, fell as though the lightning struck him.
The Hunters of the Ozark
Edward S. Ellis
The Winnebago would have denied this had he not seen that it was idle to do so.
The Hunters of the Ozark
Edward S. Ellis
The Winnebago was shrewd enough to disarm any doubt that might have been felt about himself.
The Hunters of the Ozark
Edward S. Ellis
He wished that the Winnebago had taken some other time to make his stealthy attack.
The Hunters of the Ozark
Edward S. Ellis
Nearer to the Winnebago than they was the third form, which he knew equally well.
The Hunters of the Ozark
Edward S. Ellis

British Dictionary definitions for winnebago

Winnebago

noun

Lake Winnebago a lake in E Wisconsin, fed and drained by the Fox river: the largest lake in the state. Area: 557 sq km (215 sq miles)
plural -gos or -go a member of a North American Indian people living in Wisconsin and Nebraska
the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family

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Word Origin and History for winnebago

Winnebago

"Siouan people of eastern Wisconsin," 1766, from Potawatomi winepyekoha, literally "person of dirty water," in reference to the muddy or fish-clogged waters of the Fox River below Lake Winnebago. As a type of motor vehicle, attested from 1966.