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Winnebago
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Win·ne·ba·go  (wn-bg)
n. pl. Winnebago or Win·ne·ba·gos or Win·ne·ba·goes
1.
a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the Green Bay area of Wisconsin, with present-day populations in Wisconsin and Nebraska.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Siouan language of the Winnebago.
[Fox wiinepyeekooha, those of the dirty water.]
Winnebago, Lake
A lake of eastern Wisconsin traversed by the Fox River. It is a popular recreation area.
Winnebago [ˌwɪnɪˈbeɪgəʊ]
n
1. (Placename) Lake. 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)
2. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -gos, -go a member of a North American Indian people living in Wisconsin and Nebraska
3. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Winnebago - a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
Siouan, Sioux - a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
2.Winnebago - the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago
Siouan language, Siouan - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux


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After sections on the early history of Wisconsin native peoples and on the arrival and effects, both positive and negative, of the arrival of the Europeans, Loew sketches the history of the Ho-Chunk, the Menominee, the Potawatomi, the Mohican, the Oneida, the Brothertown and six bands of Ojibwe.
Loew, Patty. Native People of Wisconsin by Moore, Pat / Kliatt
Gabler, vice president and community development manager for Wells Fargo; and Lance Morgan (Winnebago), founder of Ho-Chunk, Inc.
Announcements by Federal Reserve Bulletin
provides social services to the area's Ho-Chunk population.
American Indians leave Uptown behind. (Native Land) by Williams, Stephanie / The Chicago Reporter
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