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Winnipeg

[ win-uh-peg ]

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Manitoba, in S Canada, on the Red River.
  2. Lake, a lake in S Canada, in Manitoba. About 260 miles (420 km) long; about 9,300 sq. mi. (24,085 sq. km).
  3. a river in S Canada, flowing NW from the Lake of the Woods to Lake Winnipeg. About 200 miles (320 km) long.


Winnipeg

/ ˈwɪnɪˌpɛɡ /

noun

  1. a city in S Canada, capital of Manitoba at the confluence of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers: University of Manitoba (1877) and University of Winnipeg (1871). Pop: 626 685 (2001)
  2. Lake Winnipeg
    a lake in S Canada, in Manitoba: drains through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay. Area: 23 553 sq km (9094 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Winnipeg

  1. Capital of Manitoba , Canada , located in southern Manitoba near Lake Winnipeg and the U.S. state of Minnesota.


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Notes

The easternmost city of the Prairie Provinces ( Alberta , Manitoba, and Saskatchewan ), Winnipeg is the center of their agricultural industry.
It is known for its severe winters.
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Other Words From

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Example Sentences

Combining these datasets together revealed a more detailed look at feeding than ever before, says Sarah Fortune, a marine ecologist at Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Winnipeg.

Demonstrators toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth in Winnipeg this afternoon during rallies honouring the children discovered in unmarked graves on the sites of former residential schools over the past month.

Video showed protesters cheering as the Victoria statue outside the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg was dragged down.

Against Winnipeg, the Oilers played both McDavid and Leon Draisaitl over 30 minutes per game — granted, a lot of those games went to OT — and they had 9 combined points on the team’s eight total goals.

Edmonton went 7-2 and won its last six games against Winnipeg, its first-round opponent.

CEO of the Winnipeg Humane Society, Bill McDonald, told CBC that videos of Arturo swaying side to side are alarming.

Only once did he stray far enough to buy his mother a pillowcase with “Winnipeg” on it.

One night late that summer they put him aboard the sleeper for Winnipeg, and when he got off he asked for the Marlborough Hotel.

They will travel to Charlottetown, Bonshaw and Cornwall in Prince Edward Island and Winnipeg in Manitoba during the tour.

I'm flying this AM out of Winnipeg after a speech at the university there.

They drove on, and reaching Winnipeg next day, went straight to Graham the wheat-broker's offices.

It was next day when Dane arrived at Winnipeg, and Winston listened gravely to all he had to tell him.

I devoutly wished that a telegram would come from Winnipeg to let me know if Boyd Madras, under his new name, could be found.

Since the business must be sold, there was nothing to be gained by delay, and she gave a Winnipeg agent clear instructions.

Young Cox from Winnipeg put his hands above his head at the order.

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