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Chippewa

 
 
Chippewa (chĭp'əwô', -wä'), river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in several forks in the lake region of N Wis. and flowing SW to the Mississippi, which it enters at the foot of Lake Pepin. Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls are on its banks. The river was once important in the lumbering industry.


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WordNet: Chippewa
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior
  Synonyms: Ojibwa, Ojibway

Meaning #2: the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa people
  Synonyms: Ojibwa, Ojibway


Wikipedia: Chippewa (disambiguation)
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There are many uses of the word Chippewa, which is an alternate spelling/pronunciation of the Ojibwe tribe. Note that the similar-sounding Chipewyan people are an unrelated First Nations people in the Arctic region of Canada.

Places named Chippewa include:

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