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nipissing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
nipiss-ing
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Nipissing First Nation, a people of Ojibwa and Algonquin descent whose ancestors lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada.

name

A township in the Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

From Ojibwe nibiinsing (“at-the-little-waters”), from nibyi- (“water”) + -ns (diminutive forming suffix) + -ing (locative forming suffix).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Nipissings (plural)

Phrases

Nipissing District West Nipissing

Questions

What does nipissing mean?
A member of the Nipissing First Nation, a people of Ojibwa and Algonquin descent whose ancestors lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada.
Where does nipissing come from?
From Ojibwe nibiinsing (“at-the-little-waters”), from nibyi- (“water”) + -ns (diminutive forming suffix) + -ing (locative forming suffix).

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