Michigan: From Chippewa words mici gama meaning "great water," after thelake of the same name.Mississippi: Chippewa; mici zibi, "great river" or "gathering-in of all the waters." Also: Algonquin word, "Messipi."Wisconsin: An Indian name, spelled Ouisconsin and Mesconsing by early chroniclers. Believed to mean "grassy place" in Chippewa. Congress made it Wisconsin.
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"Forward" Reflecting Wisconsin's continuous drive to be a national leader, the state adopted "Forward" as the official state motto in 1851.
What cherokee indian word means free spirit?
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Wisconsin is an Algonquian Indian word that means "long river" or a Chippewa word that means "gathering of the waters."
Winnebago is the name of an American Indian people living in eastern Wisconsin and Nebraska
French corruption of an Indian word whose meaning is disputed
Menominee County is the poorest county in Wisconsin. It is a Menominee Indian reservation.
Wisconsin comes from an Algonquin Indian name for the state's principal river. The word, meaning "the place where the waters come together," was once spelled Ouisconsin.
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The only explanation I can find is that it is based on a Cheppewa Indian word 'Ouisconsin' believed to mean 'grassy place'.
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The feminine word for Indian is Indian woman.
Queens Way is the name of a road in Monona, Wisconsin.
Just under 354 square miles.