Gchi-mookmaan'kiing

Definition: United States of America

Gchi-mookmaan'kiing
>ni comm. 1 United States of America. Waasa gii-bi-njibaawag Gchi-mookmaankiing, mii-sh gii-gbeshwaad gii-ndawenjgewag dash giw ninwag.
>They came from far away in the United States, and the people camped and went hunting. AK1976.rs. Gchi-mookmaan'kiing go niibna gii-bbaa-bkibjigewak—mshiimnan, wiigwaasminan.
>Many used to go fruit-picking in the States—apples, cherries. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: gichi-mookomaanakiing.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Inanimate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73019343506n
GKS Reference Number: 15082
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