Menominee

or Me·nom·i·ni

[ muh-nom-uh-nee ]

/ məˈnɒm ə ni /

noun, plural Me·nom·i·nees, (especially collectively) Me·nom·i·nee for 1.

a member of a group of American Indian people of northeastern Wisconsin.

the Eastern Algonquian language of the Menominee.

Definition for menominee (2 of 2)

Menominee ²

[ muh-nom-uh-nee ]

/ məˈnɒm ə ni /

noun

a river in NW Michigan and NE Wisconsin, flowing SE to Green Bay on Lake Michigan: forms part of the boundary between Michigan and Wisconsin. 118 miles (190 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for menominee

Coping with pain is not new to Stupak or Laurie, a former mayor of their hometown of Menominee.

The Pain of Bart Stupak |Sandra McElwaine |March 27, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Marquette, Menominee, and a few smaller places along the coast were lumbering near at home; but they shipped entirely by water.

The Blazed Trail |Stewart Edward White
The water-power of the Menominee River is largely utilized for the manufacture of paper and flour.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6 |Various
On 28th June we again embarked for Gallipoli, this time on the Menominee.

The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 |F.L. Morrison

He told me that once, when hunting on the Menominee river, he saw a doe lying down, and raised his rifle to shoot her.

Cruisings in the Cascades |George O. Shields
"My brother has spoken a great tradition," said the Menominee.

Oak Openings |James Fenimore Cooper