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Winnipeg

  • /ˈwɪn.əˌpɛɡ/

Where it comes from

* From Ojibwe wiinibig (“dirty waters”), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), + nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”).

* After the lake, from Cree/Swampy Cree ᐑᓂᐯᐠ (“muddy waters”), describing the river's water entering the lake (CanOD).

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.

    Similar: Peg, Winterpeg, WPG, Wpg, Wpg.

  2. A large lake in Manitoba, Canada; in full, Lake Winnipeg.
  3. A river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods, Ontario into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba; in full, Winnipeg River.
  4. An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States, named after the Canadian city.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: toronto, charlottetown, edmonton, manitoba, fredericton, saskatoon, burlington, annapolis, windsor, ottawa, portage, regina, ancestral, thunder, vancouver, the peg

Translations

Every language

name capital of Manitoba

한국어위니펙 Winipek
日本語ウィニペグ Winipegu
中文溫尼伯 /温尼伯 Wēnníbó
हिन्दीविनिपेग vinipeg
FrançaisWinnipeg
РусскийВи́ннипег Vínnipeg
العربيةوِينِيبِيغ winipīḡ
עבריתויניפג vínipeg

name lake

한국어위니펙 winipek
日本語ウィニペグ湖 Winipegu-ko
中文溫尼伯湖 /温尼伯湖 Wēnníbó Hú
Françaisle lac Winnipeg
РусскийВи́ннипег Vínnipeg
עבריתויניפג vínipeg

name river

한국어위니펙 winipek
日本語ウィニペグ川 Winipegu-gawa
中文溫尼伯河 /温尼伯河 Wēnníbó Hé
Françaisla rivière Winnipeg
РусскийВи́ннипег Vínnipeg
עבריתויניפג vínipeg

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MLA

"Winnipeg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/winnipeg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Winnipeg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/winnipeg

Chicago

"Winnipeg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/winnipeg.

BibTeX
@misc{winnipeg_2026,
  title = {Winnipeg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/winnipeg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}