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Manitoba

ma·ni·toba

UK/ˌmæn.ɪˈtəʊ.bə/ US/ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə/ rare

noun

1.

one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada

Origin

From Ojibwe ᒪᓂᑐᐸᐦ or Cree ᒪᓂᑐᐘᐳᐤ (manitowapow, “spirit strait”), referring to the Narrows of Lake Manitoba. Compare English manitou, Ojibwe manidoo.

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