Menominee

¹

or Me·nom·i·ni

[ muh-nom-uh-nee ]

noun

, plural Me·nom·i·nees, (especially collectively) Me·nom·i·nee

1. a member of a group of American Indian people of northeastern Wisconsin.
2. the Eastern Algonquian language of the Menominee.

Menominee

²

[ muh-nom-uh-nee ]

noun

1. a river in NW Michigan and NE Wisconsin, flowing SE to Green Bay on Lake Michigan: forms part of the boundary between Michigan and Wisconsin. 118 miles (190 km) long.

Example Sentences

“Enough is enough. Endless scrolling is rewiring our teenagers’ brains,” added Gena Kakkak, chairwoman of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.

From Seattle Times

In Marvel’s latest live-action series, “Echo,” she plays Bonnie, the cousin of its title character, who is an antihero from the Choctaw tribe played by Menominee actor Alaqua Cox.

From Los Angeles Times

Wisconsin is derived from the Menominee word Wēskōhsaeh, meaning “a good place” and the word Meskousing, which means “where it lies red” in Algonquian.

From Seattle Times

Troopers from Michigan State Police’s Iron Mountain post had been called to a home in the Faithorn area of Menominee County about 8 p.m.

From Seattle Times

Born August 7, 1935, on the Menominee reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin, Deer is remembered as a trailblazer and fierce advocate for tribal sovereignty.

From Washington Times