Gitche Gumee

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Gitche Gumee

/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃɪ ˈɡʌ.mi/
/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃi ˈɡʌ.mi/
/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃɪ ˈɡuː.mi/
/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃi ˈɡuː.mi/

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Borrowed from Ojibwe gichigami (“big lake; a Great Lake; Lake Superior”).

proper noun Gichigami · Gichi Gami · Kitchi Gami

colloquial Lake Superior. 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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MLA

"Gitche Gumee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gitche%20gumee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Gitche Gumee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gitche%20gumee

Chicago

"Gitche Gumee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gitche%20gumee.

BibTeX

@misc{gitche_gumee_2026,
  title = {Gitche Gumee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gitche%20gumee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}