Chippewa
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ojibwe ojibwe (“Ojibwe”)/ᐅᒋᑉᐌ, specifically an eastern dialect with a reduced initial vowel. Compare earlier Ojibwa. Attested in English from the mid 18th century.
Noun[edit]
Chippewa (plural Chippewas or Chippewa)
Derived terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Chippewa
- (US) The Ojibwe language.
- Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, and a river in Ontario.
Translations[edit]
Ojibwe — see Ojibwe
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “Chippewa, n. and adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March, 2019.
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Ojibwe
- English terms derived from Ojibwe
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- American English
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Rivers in Michigan, USA
- en:Rivers in the United States
- en:Rivers in Minnesota, USA
- en:Rivers in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Places in Minnesota, USA
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Rivers in Ontario
- en:Rivers in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Native American tribes