Chippewa

¹

[ chip-uh-wah, -wey, -wuh ]

noun

, plural Chip·pe·was, (especially collectively) Chip·pe·wa.

1. Ojibwe.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Ojibwe or their language.

Chippewa

²

[ chip-uh-wah, -wey, -wuh ]

noun

1. a river in N Wisconsin, flowing S to the Mississippi River. 200 miles (322 km) long.

Chippewa

/ ˈtʃɪpɪˌweɪ; ˈtʃɪpɪˌwɑː /

noun

1. another name for Ojibwa

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chippewa¹

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75; dialect variant of Ojibwe očipwe·, a self-designation of uncertain meaning

Example Sentences

A federal judge in Madison, Wisconsin, last summer gave Enbridge three years to shut down part of Line 5 that runs across the reservation of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

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But in the book she claimed ancestry from the Chippewa, Sioux and Crow tribes.

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The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe brought the lawsuit in early 2022.

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The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Spirit Lake Tribe and several tribal members sued North Dakota’s top election official last year.

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The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe brought the lawsuit early last year.

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