Nipissing
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Ojibwe nibiinsing (“at-the-little-waters”), from nibyi- (“water”) + -ns (diminutive forming suffix) + -ing (locative forming suffix).
Noun
[edit]Nipissing (plural Nipissings or Nipissing)
- A member of the Nipissing First Nation, a people of Ojibwa and Algonquin descent whose ancestors lived in the area of Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada.
Proper noun
[edit]Nipissing
- A township in the Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
Derived terms
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- en:Townships in Ontario, Canada
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