Manitoba

English
Manitoba

Alternative forms
  • (historical, rare) Manitobah

Etymology

From Ojibwe manito-bah or Cree manito-wapow (“spirit strait”), referring to the Narrows of Lake Manitoba. Compare English manitou, Ojibwe manidoo.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmæn.ɪ.təʊ.bə/
  • (Canada, US) IPA(key): /ˌmænɪˈtoʊbə/
  • Hyphenation: Mani‧toba
  • Audio (CA)(file)

Proper noun

Manitoba

  1. A province in Western Canada.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Manitoba Escarpment
  • Manitoba flour
  • Manitoba maple (“ash-leaved maple”)
  • Manitoban
  • (historical) Republic of Manitoba, Republic of Manitobah
  • Lake Manitoba

Translations

See also
  • Appendix:Place names in Manitoba

References
  • “Manitoba” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ni.to.ba/
  • Rhymes: -a

Proper noun

Manitoba m

  1. Manitoba

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Manitoba.

Proper noun

Manitoba f

  1. Manitoba (a province of Canada)
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