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MANITOBA
"Lake of the Prairie" (Assiniboine)

Brandon:
"where canoes are pulled up on shore". This name is based on the word bawatikong (Anishinabe)
Minnedosa: "many waters" (Dakota)
Neepawa: "where there is plenty" (Anishinabe)
Wasagaming:   "clear lake" (Anishinabe)
Winnipeg:

"dirty water" (Anishinabe)

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