Winnipeg
Americannoun
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a city in and the capital of Manitoba, in S Canada, on the Red River.
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Lake, a lake in S Canada, in Manitoba. About 260 miles (420 km) long; about 9,300 sq. mi. (24,085 sq. km).
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a river in S Canada, flowing NW from the Lake of the Woods to Lake Winnipeg. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
noun
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a city in S Canada, capital of Manitoba at the confluence of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers: University of Manitoba (1877) and University of Winnipeg (1871). Pop: 626 685 (2001)
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a lake in S Canada, in Manitoba: drains through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay. Area: 23 553 sq km (9094 sq miles)
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The easternmost city of the Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan), Winnipeg is the center of their agricultural industry.
It is known for its severe winters.
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As it restructures in a bid to escape the doldrums, Ubisoft in June closed studios in Canada's Winnipeg and the Serbian capital Belgrade.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The flat expanse of Winnipeg, Canada, where it was filmed, makes a good topographical match for east Kansas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Meanwhile, PNP Games, an online retailer with three stores in Winnipeg, has launched a petition, external, calling on Take-Two to release a physical disc version.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
These tests are performed by the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
He’d recently returned from his freshman year at a small Mormon college in Virginia, where he’d played basketball, and he was committed to taking the Mormon message to Winnipeg.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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