Kickapoo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Kikapú, further origins are contested; an Anishinaabeg source proposes giiwigaabaw (stand here and there), in reference to the tribe's migratory patterns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪkəˌpuː/
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Noun

Kickapoo (plural Kickapoos or Kickapoo)

  1. A member of a particular Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe.

Translations

Proper noun

Kickapoo

  1. The language spoken by these people.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Peoria County, Illinois.
    2. A ghost town in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana.
    3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
    4. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
    5. Other townships, listed under Kickapoo Township.
    6. A river in Wisconsin, a tributary of the Wisconsin River.

See also

  • Wiktionary's coverage of Kickapoo terms

Further reading