gichi-ziibi

Ojibwe

Etymology

From gichi- (“big, large, great”) +‎ ziibi (“river”).

Noun

gichi-ziibi inan (plural gichi-ziibiwan, locative gichi-ziibiing)

  1. big river
  2. Mississippi River (a river in the United States, North America)
    Synonym: mishi-ziibi

References

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