Save Type Settlement Usage English (American) Pronounced Pron. /æʃ.ˈwɔ.ːbɪ.nɒn/(American English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History A city in Wisconsin. From Ojibwe ashiwabiwining meaning "place where they watch, keep a lookout" or Menominee es-wāpanoh, "thither see the dawning".