Nipissing

[ nip-uh-sing ]

noun,plural Nip·is·sings (especially collectively) Nip·pis·sing for 2.
  1. Lake Nipissing, a lake in southeastern Canada, in Ontario, north of Georgian Bay. 330 sq. mi. (855 sq. km).

  2. a member of one of the First Nations of Ontario, a division of the Ojibwe people, historically living along the northern shore of Lake Nipissing.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Nipissing.

Origin of Nipissing

1
First recorded in 1740–50; from French Nipissingue, from Ojibwe Nipissink, the name of Lake Nipissing

Words Nearby Nipissing

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British Dictionary definitions for Nipissing

Nipissing

/ (ˈnɪpɪsɪŋ) /


noun
  1. Lake Nipissing a lake in central Canada, in E Ontario between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Area: 855 sq km (330 sq miles)

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