Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, in the southeast part of the province at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers south of Lake Winnipeg. Founded as a fur-trading post, it developed rapidly after the coming of the railroad in 1885.
- Lake,A large lake of south-central Manitoba, Canada, formed as a remnant of glacial Lake Agassiz. The Winnipeg River, about 320 km (200 mi) long, empties into its southern end from Lake of the Woods.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
city inCanada , theprovincial capital ofManitoba . - proper noun Lake Winnipeg, a large
lake inManitoba . - proper noun Winnipeg River, a
river that flows 813 km from Lake of the Woods,Ontario , into Lake Winnipeg.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba
- noun the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters
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Examples
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He passed the door of a solicitor's office, where a small sum of money, the proceeds of a legacy, had been paid him the day before, and he finally made his way into the free library of Winnipeg, and took down a file of the _Winnipeg Chronicle_.
Lady Merton, Colonist Humphry Ward 1885
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WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police have seen quite enough of a flasher who targeted young girls recently ... or at least enough to get a suspect into custody.
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WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police have released composite sketches of two males who allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in the city's West Kildonan area Friday night.
Toronto Sun 2010
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WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz handed out his second key to Winnipeg in as many weeks Sunday, this time to actor Henry Winkler, who was in town for the World of Wheels show at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.
Winnipeg Sun 2010
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WINNIPEG - For years, Winnipeg doctor Pierre Plourde has dreamt of building a community health centre in Port-au-Prince, complete with a medical clinic, a school, a feeding centre for young children and recreation facilities.
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WINNIPEG - The man whom RCMP found after he went missing recently in a Manitoba provincial park is also wanted on a warrant for missing a court date on assault charges stemming from a naked rampage in a Winnipeg condominium.
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WINNIPEG - While flooding remains a worry in towns south of Winnipeg, the Manitoba capital
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WINNIPEG - It was supposed to be a celebration, but an 18th birthday party in Winnipeg turned deadly early Saturday morning.
Dose.ca Music briefs Global News 2010
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WINNIPEG - A 50-year-old man who has a physical disability and uses a cane to walk was stabbed when he refused to hand over money to a suspect he encountered on a downtown street, according to Winnipeg police.
London Free Press 2010
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WINNIPEG - A 62-year-old man was killed and an 18-year-old woman was injured early Saturday after a woman went on a rampage, according to Winnipeg police.
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