Winnipeg

专有名词

英文释义

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

词源

* 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).
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