Kickapoo

[ kik-uh-poo ]

/ ˈkɪk əˌpu /

noun

a member of an Algonquian tribe of North American Indians that originally lived in the upper Midwest and now reside in Coahuila, Mexico, and in Kansas and Oklahoma.

the dialect of the Fox language spoken by the Kickapoo.

Definition for kickapoo (2 of 2)

Kickapoo ²

[ kik-uh-poo ]

/ ˈkɪk əˌpu /

noun

a river in SW Wisconsin, flowing SSW to the Wisconsin River. 130 miles (210 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for kickapoo

They made me wash, then they painted me and said I was a Kickapoo.

Narrative of the Captivity of William Biggs among the Kickapoo Indians in Illinois in 1788 |William Biggs
He was zealous for Indian missions, in 1827-28 visiting in person the Osage; and in 1836 founding the Kickapoo mission.

Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27 |Various
New cement walks were built south almost to the Kickapoo Corral.

A Master's Degree |Margaret Hill McCarter
It bears a strong affinity to the Mohican and the Chippeway, but more especially the Kickapoo.

Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet |Benjamin Drake

“We have our own line into Kickapoo,” he tells you—the old smile returning.

The Modern Railroad |Edward Hungerford

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Kickapoo

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