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assiniboine

/əˈsɪ.nɪ.bɔɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
assini-boine
IPA
/əˈsɪ.nɪ.bɔɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an indigenous people related to the Sioux living in the Great Plains in the United States and Canada.

name

A river in Canada

Etymology

Etymology tree Ojibwe asinii-bwaanbor. French Assiniboineubor. English Assiniboine Unadapted borrowing from French Assiniboine, a transcription of Ojibwe asinii-bwaan (“stone Sioux”)/ᐊᓯᓃᑇᐣ.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: asinii-bwaan

Inflected Forms

Assiniboines (plural) the Assiniboine (canonical)

Phrases

Mount Assiniboine

Synonyms

Hohe Stoney

Questions

How do you pronounce assiniboine?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɪ.nɪ.bɔɪn/.
What does assiniboine mean?
A member of an indigenous people related to the Sioux living in the Great Plains in the United States and Canada.
Where does assiniboine come from?
Etymology tree Ojibwe asinii-bwaanbor. French Assiniboineubor. English Assiniboine Unadapted borrowing from French Assiniboine, a transcription of Ojibwe asinii-bwaan (“stone Sioux”)/ᐊᓯᓃᑇᐣ.

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