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Chippewa

chip·pewa

US/ˈtʃɪpʌˌwɑ/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior

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Origin

From Ojibwe ojibwe (“Ojibwe”)/ᐅᒋᑉᐌ, specifically an eastern dialect with a reduced initial vowel. Compare earlier Ojibwa. Attested in English from the mid 18th century.

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