Winnebago
Americannoun
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Winnebagos,
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Winnebago
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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.
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Lake, a lake in E Wisconsin. 30 miles (48 km) long.
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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)
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a member of a North American Indian people living in Wisconsin and Nebraska
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the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
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Upon her retirement in 2024, Simpson and her husband, Jason, spent a year traveling in their 23-foot Winnebago Ekko motorhome and running with community members at events across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Winnebago reported higher second-quarter revenue and net income, exceeding analyst expectations for both metrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
The average Buy-rating ratio for Winnebago is 53%.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
“It’s like duck hunting through a chimney,” said Craig Molitor, head of Destination Lake Winnebago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Eventually he pleaded guilty to vandalism and, I guess, dognapping, although he agreed to pay for the Labradors and a new set of Winnebago tires.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
“Police cars, ambulances, Winnebagos, school buses. It was a major undertaking to get all the cars together and be able to line them up and actually have them moving. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
We might all gravitate toward small one-person pods, or sell our homes and live in self-driving Winnebagos.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2015
They drive Winnebagos, pickups with camper shells, and conversion vans with jacked-up wheels.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2014
By dawn Friday, cars and Winnebagos lined the sides of roadways with the prime views as hundreds of thousands of people came to watch the 135th and last flight in the space shuttle program.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2011
At that meeting Tecumseh had delegates with him from several nations, including Kickapoos, Wyandots, Peorias, Ojibwas, Potawatomis, Winnebagos, and Shawnees.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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