"Gitche Gumee" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1909, James Anson Farrer, Invasion and Conscription: Some Letters from a Mere Civilian to a Famous General",
          "text": "But this presents no difficulty to “Gitche Gumee,” for the German weather forecasts could easily enable the force to choose a period of calm or of favourable winds.",
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          "text": "1974-05-27, Sports Illustrated, https://www.si.com/vault/1974/05/27/614719/off-the-shores-of-gitche-gumee\nOFF THE SHORES OF GITCHE GUMEE (article title)"
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          "ref": "1976, Gordon Lightfoot, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald",
          "text": "The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down / Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee.",
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          "text": "The Race to Lake Gitche Gumee Begins",
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          "text": "Perhaps the most well known is Gitche Gumee. Long before settlers arrived in Keweenaw County, the Ojibwa gave the great lake this name, translating to “big water.”",
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