Winnebago

/ˈwɪnəˌbeɪgoʊ/
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Other forms: Winnebagos

Definitions of Winnebago
  1. noun
    a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people
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    Siouan, Sioux
    a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
  2. noun
    the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago
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    Siouan, Siouan language
    a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
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