"Nipissing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Nipissings [plural], Nipissing [plural]
Etymology: From Ojibwe nibiinsing (“at-the-little-waters”), from nibyi- (“water”) + -ns (diminutive forming suffix) + -ing (locative forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|oj|nibiinsing|t=at-the-little-waters}} Ojibwe nibiinsing (“at-the-little-waters”), {{confix|oj|nibyi|-ns|ing|nocat=1|pos2=diminutive forming suffix|pos3=locative forming suffix|t1=water}} nibyi- (“water”) + -ns (diminutive forming suffix) + -ing (locative forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Nipissing}} Nipissing (plural Nipissings or Nipissing)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: Nipissing Derived forms: Nipissing District, West Nipissing
    Sense id: en-Nipissing-en-noun-Td8AmFKX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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