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Assiniboine

A river of south-central Canada rising in southern Saskatchewan and flowing about 949 km (590 mi) generally eastward to the Red River at Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its valley is one of Canada's leading wheat-growing areas.

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Assiniboine, Mount

A mountain, 3,620.4 m (11,870 ft) high, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains on the Alberta-British Columbia border near Banff.

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Assiniboine¹

n

(Placename) a river in W Canada, rising in E Saskatchewan and flowing southeast and east to the Red River at Winnipeg. Length: over 860 km (500 miles)

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Assiniboine²

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -boine, -boines a member of a North American Indian people living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana; one of the Sioux peoples

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family

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As•sin•i•boine (əˈsɪn əˌbɔɪn)

n., pl. -boines, (esp. collectively) -boine.

1.

a. a member of a Plains Indian people living mainly between the middle Missouri and Saskatchewan rivers in the early 19th century: later confined to reserves in Montana and Alberta.

b. the dialect of Dakota spoken by the Assiniboine.

2. a river in S Canada, flowing S and E from SE Saskatchewan into the Red River in S Manitoba. 450 mi. (725 km) long.