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

Coping with pain is not new to Stupak or Laurie, a former mayor of their hometown of Menominee.

From The Daily Beast

He told me that once, when hunting on the Menominee river, he saw a doe lying down, and raised his rifle to shoot her.

From Project Gutenberg

The water-power of the Menominee River is largely utilized for the manufacture of paper and flour.

From Project Gutenberg

Five bridges connect Marinette with Menominee, Michigan, on the other side of the river.

From Project Gutenberg

On 28th June we again embarked for Gallipoli, this time on the Menominee.

From Project Gutenberg

To the west of Milwaukee, across the valley of the Menominee, rises a sandy hilltop which is a little insect kingdom by itself.

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