New American Oxford Dictionary
Assiniboin
As sin i boin |əˈsinəˌboin əˈsɪnəbɔɪn |(also Assiniboine ) ▶noun ( pl. same or Assiniboins ) 1 a member of an American Indian people formerly living in southern Manitoba, but now living in Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. 2 the Siouan language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to the Assiniboin or their language. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Canadian French, from Ojibwa assini:pwa: n ‘stone Sioux, ’ from assin ‘stone ’ + pwa: n ‘Sioux. ’
Assiniboine River
As si ni boine Riv er |əˈsinəˌboin əˌsɪnəbɔɪn ˈrɪvər | a river in south central Canada that flows for 590 miles (950 km ) from eastern Saskatchewan into Manitoba to join the Red River at Winnipeg.
Oxford Dictionary
Assiniboin
As sin i boin |əˈsinəˌboin əˈsɪnəbɔɪn |(also Assiniboine ) ▶noun ( pl. same or Assiniboins ) 1 a member of an American Indian people formerly living in southern Manitoba, but now living in Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. 2 the Siouan language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to the Assiniboin or their language. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Canadian French, from Ojibwa assini:pwa: n ‘stone Sioux, ’ from assin ‘stone ’ + pwa: n ‘Sioux. ’
Assiniboine River
As si ni boine Riv er |əˈsinəˌboin əˌsɪnəbɔɪn ˈrɪvər | a river in south central Canada that flows for 590 miles (950 km ) from eastern Saskatchewan into Manitoba to join the Red River at Winnipeg.
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