Assiniboine

noun

As·​sin·​i·​boine ə-ˈsi-nə-ˌbȯin 

variants or less commonly Assiniboin

plural Assiniboine or Assiniboines also Assiniboin or Assiniboins

: a member of a First Nations people originally of the Great Plains between the upper Missouri and middle Saskatchewan rivers

called also Hohe, Nakota

Note: The name Nakota is often used by Assiniboine as a self-designation.

Word History

Etymology

Ojibwa dialect assini·pwa·n, literally, stone Sioux

First Known Use

1690, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Assiniboine

geographical name

As·​sin·​i·​boine ə-ˈsi-nə-ˌbȯin 

river 665 miles (1070 kilometers) long in Canada, rising in southeastern Saskatchewan and flowing south and east across southern Manitoba into the Red River