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- proper noun The official name in the U.S. Government for the
Ojibwe nation and their Algonquian language. Most of the people reside inCanada , where they are calledOjibwe . Their name for themselves isAnishinaabe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior
- noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa
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Examples
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Leinies is brewed in Chippewa Falls, Wi and while a good beer not nearly the best of our micro brews
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John Rollwagen, a colleague for many years, tells the story of a French scientist who visited Cray's home in Chippewa Falls.
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[Footnote 76: The languages are, in fact, identical in structure; the word Chippewa being a comparatively modern term, which was not used by the old French writers of the missionary era.]
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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[Footnote 76: The languages are, in fact, identical in structure; the word Chippewa being a comparatively modern term, which was not used by the old French writers of the missionary era.]
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828
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Amusements during the winter months, when the temperature is at the lowest point -- Etymology of the word Chippewa -- A meteor -- The Indian
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828
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To the Ojibwe, whom the white men often called Chippewa but who preferred the name Anishinaabe, which meant Original People, it was known as Maanadamon—Bad Trail—because it was a long portage with stretches of marsh and deep mud.
Mercy Falls William Kent Krueger 2005
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To the Ojibwe, whom the white men often called Chippewa but who preferred the name Anishinaabe, which meant Original People, it was known as Maanadamon—Bad Trail—because it was a long portage with stretches of marsh and deep mud.
Mercy Falls William Kent Krueger 2005
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A tragic occurrence took place last night, at the head of the portage, resulting in the death of a Chippewa, which is believed to be wholly attributable to the use of ardent spirits in the Indian camps.
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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The Chippewa is a noble mass of water, flowing with a wide sweeping majesty to the Mississippi.
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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A tragic occurrence took place last night, at the head of the portage, resulting in the death of a Chippewa, which is believed to be wholly attributable to the use of ardent spirits in the
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1828
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