ASSINIBOIN


Meaning of ASSINIBOIN in English

noun

also as·sin·i·boine əˈsinəˌbȯin

( plural assiniboin or assiniboins also assiniboine or assiniboines )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Ojibwa ŭsini-ŭpwäw a , literally, one who cooks by use of stones, from ŭsini stone + ŭpwäw a he cooks by roasting

1.

a. : a Siouan people of the area between the upper Missouri and middle Saskatchewan rivers

b. : a member of such people

2. : a dialect of Dakota spoken by the Assiniboin people

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