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What state name comes from the two chippewa Indian words mici and zibi?
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What state was named from 2 Chippewa Indian words mici and zibi?
Mississippi
State whose name comes from the Chippewa Indian?
Michigan: From Chippewa words mici gama meaning "great water," after thelake of the same name.Mississippi: Chippewa; mici zibi, "great river" or "gathering-in of all the waters." Also: Algonquin word, "Messipi."Wisconsin: An Indian name, spelled Ouisconsin and Mesconsing by early chroniclers. Believed to mean "grassy place" in Chippewa. Congress made it Wisconsin.
What does Mississippi mean?
Mississippi is from an Indian word meaning "Father of Waters". The translation comes from the Chippewa words "mici zibi" meaning "great river" or "gathering in of all the waters" and the Algonquin and French word "Messipi".
What state's name comes from arizonac from two papago Indian words meaning place of the young spring?
Arizona.
What does Mississippi stand for?
The word "Mississippi" is not an acronym; it doesn't "stand for" anything. It comes from American Indian (Chippewa and/or Algonquin) words meaning, basically, "big river." you lose franky alvarez
Which state's name comes from Indian words meaning meadowland?
Kentucky, from the Iroquois place name, Ketake, meaning "meadow land".
What water body is the origin of the Mississippi river?
Mississippi is perhaps from the Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indian words ''mici zibi '',which means great river or gathering of waters.
How many state names come from Indian words?
10
What does it Mississippi river name mean?
The Native American (Indian) name meant "Father of Waters".The Anishinaabe were a group of tribes including the Ojibwe (Chippewa) and Algonquin tribes. In their language, the words "Mici zibi" (Misi-ziibi) meant "great river" or "gathering in of all the waters". This was rendered by the French as "Messipi".
What does nadouessioux mean?
From Lakota Country Times 2009-03-12 By Stacy Makes (Good Ta Kola Cou Ota). "Nadowessi" comes from the Chippewa"s and Oux comes from the French. The two words were put together "Nadowessioux"; Sioux has no meaning in either the Chippewa or French language. "Nadowessi" means little serpent " Nadowessioux" means two little serpents. Sioux is a slang word meaning little devil or demons.
What state comes from the two Native American words red people?
Oklahoma
What state comes from the French words vert?
The state of Vermont is named after the French 'vert mont', literally "green mount".
