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)

Winnipeg

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

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.

Other Words From

• Winni·pegger noun

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.

From Science News

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.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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.

From FiveThirtyEight

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

From Washington Post

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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