Assiniboine
noun
As·sin·i·boine
ə-ˈsi-nə-ˌbȯin 
variants
or less commonly Assiniboin
plural Assiniboine or Assiniboines also Assiniboin or Assiniboins
: a member of a First Nations people originally of the Great Plains between the upper Missouri and middle Saskatchewan rivers
called also Hohe, Nakota
Note: The name Nakota is often used by Assiniboine as a self-designation.
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Assiniboine
geographical name
As·sin·i·boine
ə-ˈsi-nə-ˌbȯin
river 665 miles (1070 kilometers) long in Canada, rising in southeastern Saskatchewan and flowing south and east across southern Manitoba into the Red River
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