Main Entry: As·sin·i·boin

Variant(s): or As·sin·i·boine \ə-ˈsi-nə-ˌbȯin\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural As·sin·i·boin or As·sin·i·boins or As·sin·i·boine or As·sin·i·boines

Etymology: Ojibwa dial. assini·pwa·n, literally, stone Sioux

Date: 1794

: a member of an American Indian people originally of the area between the upper Missouri and middle Saskatchewan rivers