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2/10/2021, 2:30 PM Mike C
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6/25/2020, 10:11 AM picajay

Name Manitoulin
Type Island & Region
Usage Ojibwe (Gallicized), Ojibwe (Anglicized)
Scripts ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ(Ojibwe)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Island and region of ONTARIO, CANADA. From the Ojibwe word Manidoowaaling, meaning "cave of the spirit", named for an underwater cave where a powerful spirit lived. The name was translated into French, and later into English from the French translation.
Added 6/25/2020 by picajay