Winnipeg

/ˈwɪnɪˌpɛg/ proper noun

Definition

The capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, located at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers.

Etymology

From Cree 'win-nipi' meaning 'muddy waters,' referring to Lake Winnipeg. The name was first applied to the lake by indigenous peoples, then extended to the nearby Red River Settlement, and finally to the city founded in 1873. The Cree word reflects the lake's murky appearance due to sediment from numerous inflowing rivers.

Kelly Says

Winnipeg sits at the longitudinal center of North America and has been called the 'Gateway to the West' - it's the first major city you encounter when traveling west from Eastern Canada. Despite its inland location, Winnipeg was once connected to the ocean by steamship via the Red River, making it an important trading post in the fur trade era!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዊኒፔግ
wee-nee-pehg
ARالعربية
وينيبيغ
weeneebeegh
BNবাংলা
উইনিপেগ
oo-nee-pehg
CACatalà
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
CSČeština
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
DADansk
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
DEDeutsch
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
ELΕλληνικά
Γουίνιπεγκ
goo-ee-nee-pehg
ESEspañol
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
FAفارسی
وینیپگ
weenee pehg
FISuomi
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
FRFrançais
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
GUGU
વિન્નિપેગ
vin-ni-pehg
HAHA
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
HEעברית
ויניפג
vee-nee-feg
HIहिन्दी
विन्निपेग
vinnipehg
HUMagyar
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
IDBahasa Indonesia
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
IGIG
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
ITItaliano
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
JA日本語
ウィニペグ
uinipegu
KKKK
Виннипег
vee-nee-pehg
KMKM
វីននីពេក
vee-nee-pehk
KO한국어
위니펙
wi-ni-pehk
MRMR
विन्निपेग
vinnipehg
MSBahasa Melayu
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
MYမြန်မာ
ဝင်နီပက်
win-nee-pehk
NLNederlands
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
NONorsk
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
PAPA
ਵਿਨੀਪੈਗ
vini-pehg
PLPolski
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
PTPortuguês
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
RORomână
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
RUРусский
Виннипег
vee-nee-pehg
SVSvenska
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
SWKiswahili
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
TAதமிழ்
வின்னிப்பெக்
vin-ni-pehk
TEతెలుగు
విన్నిపెగ్
vin-ni-pehg
THไทย
วินนิเพก
win-ni-pehk
TLTL
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
TRTürkçe
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
UKУкраїнська
Вінніпег
vee-nee-pehg
URاردو
وینی پیگ
weenee pehg
VITiếng Việt
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
YOYO
Winnipeg
wee-nee-pehg
ZH中文
温尼伯
wēn ní bó
ZUZU
iWinnipeg
ee-wee-nee-pehg

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