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单词 Assiniboin
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Definition of Assiniboin in US English:

Assiniboin

(also Assiniboine)
nounPlural Assiniboinsəˈsinəboinəˈsinəboin
  • 1A member of an indigenous people formerly living in southern Manitoba, but now living in Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Physically the Assiniboin do not differ materially from the other Sioux.
    • Sometimes the Cree or Assiniboins - as she called them - visited up to 10 farms in a single day.
    • A tribe of hunters, the Assiniboins exchanged dried meat for British guns, brass kettles and cloth.
    • A nomadic tribe, the Assiniboin dwelled in the transportable tipi, easily moved to follow game.
    • Also affiliated with them were the Cheyennes, Yanktonais, Tetons, Santees, and Assiniboins.
    • Although the Corps of Discovery did not encounter any Assiniboin war parties, they found many of their abandoned hunting camps, and for a month-and-a-half, they feared an attack at any moment.
    • Due to the proposed trade between the Mandans and the Americans, the Assiniboins threatened military retaliation.
    • The Chippewa forged a new alliance with the Crees and Assiniboins to the north against the Dakota nation.
    • The following is a faithful translation of a letter I received from a great chief of the Assiniboins.
    • Careful study of the script reveals that he is referring to a tribe of Indians called the Assiniboins.
    • As young Sitting Bull matured into adulthood, he accumulated an exceptional war record in fighting with Assiniboins, Crows, Flatheads, Blackfeet, and other enemy tribes.
    • In the early 1700s, the Assiniboin people occupied the northern plains from the Red River to the Rocky Mountains.
    • In the spring of 1805, the Assiniboins planned on military revenge against the Mandans.
    • The result was the merging of the Cree with the Assiniboin, a Plains tribe decimated by smallpox in the late 19th century, and the creation of the Métis culture.
    • Specific bear rituals are reported only from the Assiniboin and Plains Ojibwa.
    • The Assiniboins were great hunters who traded the pelts they obtained for European trade goods.
  • 2The Siouan language of the Assiniboin.

adjectiveəˈsinəboinəˈsinəboin
  • Relating to the Assiniboin or their language.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Canadian French, from Ojibwa assini:pwa:n 'stone Sioux', from assin 'stone' + pwa:n 'Sioux'.

Definition of Assiniboin in US English:

Assiniboin

(also Assiniboine)
nounəˈsinəboin
  • 1A member of an indigenous people formerly living in southern Manitoba, but now living in Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Although the Corps of Discovery did not encounter any Assiniboin war parties, they found many of their abandoned hunting camps, and for a month-and-a-half, they feared an attack at any moment.
    • Specific bear rituals are reported only from the Assiniboin and Plains Ojibwa.
    • In the early 1700s, the Assiniboin people occupied the northern plains from the Red River to the Rocky Mountains.
    • The following is a faithful translation of a letter I received from a great chief of the Assiniboins.
    • The Chippewa forged a new alliance with the Crees and Assiniboins to the north against the Dakota nation.
    • The Assiniboins were great hunters who traded the pelts they obtained for European trade goods.
    • As young Sitting Bull matured into adulthood, he accumulated an exceptional war record in fighting with Assiniboins, Crows, Flatheads, Blackfeet, and other enemy tribes.
    • Due to the proposed trade between the Mandans and the Americans, the Assiniboins threatened military retaliation.
    • A tribe of hunters, the Assiniboins exchanged dried meat for British guns, brass kettles and cloth.
    • Also affiliated with them were the Cheyennes, Yanktonais, Tetons, Santees, and Assiniboins.
    • Physically the Assiniboin do not differ materially from the other Sioux.
    • The result was the merging of the Cree with the Assiniboin, a Plains tribe decimated by smallpox in the late 19th century, and the creation of the Métis culture.
    • Sometimes the Cree or Assiniboins - as she called them - visited up to 10 farms in a single day.
    • Careful study of the script reveals that he is referring to a tribe of Indians called the Assiniboins.
    • In the spring of 1805, the Assiniboins planned on military revenge against the Mandans.
    • A nomadic tribe, the Assiniboin dwelled in the transportable tipi, easily moved to follow game.
  • 2The Siouan language of the Assiniboin.

adjectiveəˈsinəboin
  • Relating to the Assiniboin or their language.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Canadian French, from Ojibwa assini:pwa:n ‘stone Sioux’, from assin ‘stone’ + pwa:n ‘Sioux’.

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