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Winnipeg in British English
(ˈwɪnɪˌpɛɡ)
noun
1.
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: 663 617 (2011)
2. Lake Winnipeg
Winnipeg in American English
(ˈwɪnəˌpɛg)
1.
capital of Manitoba, Canada, on the Red River: pop. 618,000 (met. area, 667,000)
2.
river in W Ontario & SE Manitoba, Canada, flowing from the Lake of the Woods into Lake Winnipeg: (with its principal headstream) 475 mi (764 km)
3.
Lakelarge lake in SC Manitoba: 9,465 sq mi (24,514 sq km)
Word origin
< Cree wiinipeek, lit., body of muddy water, seaImage ofWinnipeg
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