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Winnebago

[ win-uh-bey-goh ]

noun

, plural Win·ne·ba·gos, (especially collectively) Win·ne·ba·go
  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.
  2. Lake, a lake in E Wisconsin. 30 miles (48 km) long.


Winnebago

/ ˌwɪnɪˈbeɪɡəʊ /

noun

  1. 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)
  2. -gos-go a member of a North American Indian people living in Wisconsin and Nebraska
  3. the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

At the wheel of a Winnebago, dubbed the “Mitt Mobile,” Romney fils visited all 99 counties in Iowa.

White Bear felt his cheeks burn; the Winnebago Prophet might as well have slapped him.

Another Winnebago rode out of the woods, dismounted and stood beside his companion.

They were followed by six blue-coated long knives pointing rifles at them and by a delegation of Winnebago chiefs and braves.

The Indian relics are a tomahawk, a Winnebago pipe, a Winnebago flute, and a knife.

We had been five hours in our canoes, under the full force of paddles, when we entered Winnebago Lake.

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