Winnipeg

English

Etymology

• From Ojibwe wiinibig (“dirty waters”), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), + nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”).
• After the lake, from Cree/Swampy Cree ᐑᓂᐯᐠ (“muddy waters”), describing the river's water entering the lake (CanOD).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪn.əˌpɛɡ/
• Hyphenation: Win‧ni‧peg

• Audio (Canada):

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Proper noun

Winnipeg

1. The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.
2. Short for Lake Winnipeg, a large lake in Manitoba.
3. Winnipeg River, a river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada into Lake Winnipeg.
4. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States, named after the Canadian city.

Synonyms

(city):

• Peg (slang)
• Winterpeg (jocular)
• WPG, Wpg, Wpg. (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• Lake Winnipeg
• Winnie the Pooh
• Winnipeg couch
• Winnipegger
• Winnipeg goldeye
• Winnipeg handshake
• Winnipegish
• Winnipeg rye
• Winnipeg rye bread

 

Related terms

• Lake Winnipegosis
• Lake Winnibigoshish
• Winnipegosis
• Winnebago

Translations

capital of Manitoba

• Arabic: وِينِيبِيغ m (winipīḡ)
• Armenian: Վինիպեգ (Vinipeg)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 溫尼伯 / 温尼伯 (zh) (Wēnníbó)

• Esperanto: Vinipego
• French: Winnipeg (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Hebrew: ויניפג f (vínipeg)
• Hindi: विनिपेग (vinipeg)
• Japanese: ウィニペグ (Winipegu)
• Korean: 위니펙 (Winipek)
• Russian: Ви́ннипег (ru) m (Vínnipeg)
• Ukrainian: Ві́нніпег m (Vínnipeh), Ві́нніпеґ m (Vínnipeg)

lake

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 溫尼伯湖 / 温尼伯湖 (Wēnníbó Hú)

• French: le lac Winnipeg (fr) m
• Hebrew: ויניפג m (vínipeg)
• Japanese: ウィニペグ湖 (Winipegu-ko)
• Russian: Ви́ннипег (ru) m (Vínnipeg)

river

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 溫尼伯河 / 温尼伯河 (Wēnníbó Hé)

• French: la rivière Winnipeg f
• Hebrew: ויניפג m (vínipeg)
• Japanese: ウィニペグ川 (Winipegu-gawa)
• Russian: Ви́ннипег (ru) m (Vínnipeg)

References

• “Winnipeg” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

French

Etymology

• From English Winnipeg; see English etymology for more information. Rendered as Ouinipigon by La Vérendrye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.ni.pɛɡ/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Winnipeg ?

1. Winnipeg (the capital city of Manitoba, Canada)
2. Winnipeg, Lake Winnipeg (a large lake in Manitoba, Canada)
3. Winnipeg, Winnipeg River (a river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario, Canada into Lake Winnipeg)

Related terms

• Winnipegosis