Winnebago

[ win-uh-bey-goh ]

/ ˌwɪn əˈbeɪ goʊ /

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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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Words nearby Winnebago

winkle-pickers, wink reflex, winlestrae, winnable, winnard, Winnebago, winner, winner's circle, winner's enclosure, Winnetka, Winnicott

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How to use Winnebago in a sentence

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|DAILY BEAST
White Bear felt his cheeks burn; the Winnebago Prophet might as well have slapped him.
Shaman|Robert Shea
Another Winnebago rode out of the woods, dismounted and stood beside his companion.
Shaman|Robert Shea
They were followed by six blue-coated long knives pointing rifles at them and by a delegation of Winnebago chiefs and braves.
Shaman|Robert Shea

The Indian relics are a tomahawk, a Winnebago pipe, a Winnebago flute, and a knife.
McClure's Magazine, January, 1896, Vol. VI. No. 2|Various
We had been five hours in our canoes, under the full force of paddles, when we entered Winnebago Lake.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for Winnebago

Winnebago

/ (ˌwɪnɪˈbeɪɡəʊ) /

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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