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Winnebago
[ win-uh-bey-goh ]
noun
- 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.
- Lake, a lake in E Wisconsin. 30 miles (48 km) long.
Winnebago
/ ˌwɪnɪˈbeɪɡəʊ /
noun
- Lake WinnebagoLake Winnebago 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)
- -gos-go a member of a North American Indian people living in Wisconsin and Nebraska
- the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
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Example Sentences
At the wheel of a Winnebago, dubbed the “Mitt Mobile,” Romney fils visited all 99 counties in Iowa.
White Bear felt his cheeks burn; the Winnebago Prophet might as well have slapped him.
Another Winnebago rode out of the woods, dismounted and stood beside his companion.
They were followed by six blue-coated long knives pointing rifles at them and by a delegation of Winnebago chiefs and braves.
The Indian relics are a tomahawk, a Winnebago pipe, a Winnebago flute, and a knife.
We had been five hours in our canoes, under the full force of paddles, when we entered Winnebago Lake.
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