Gitche Gumee
/ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃɪ ˈɡʌ.mi/
Gitche Gumee proper noun: lake Superior.
Proper noun
Gitche Gumee
- Lake Superior.
- But this presents no difficulty to “Gitche Gumee,” for the German weather forecasts could easily enable the force to choose a period of calm or of favourable winds.1909, James Anson Farrer, Invasion and Conscription: Some Letters from a Mere Civilian to a Famous General
- 1974-05-27, Sports Illustrated, https://www.si.com/vault/1974/05/27/614719/off-the-shores-of-gitche-gumee
OFF THE SHORES OF GITCHE GUMEE (article title)
Examples of Gitche Gumee in a sentence
- The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down / Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee.1976, Gordon Lightfoot, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald:
- Perhaps the most well known is Gitche Gumee.2014, Jennifer Billock, Keweenaw County, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 69:
Forms of Gitche Gumee
| alternative form | Gichigami |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Gichi Gami |
| alternative form | Kitchi Gami |
Origin of Gitche Gumee
Borrowed from Ojibwe gichigami (“big lake; a Great Lake; Lake Superior”).
Questions about Gitche Gumee
- What does Gitche Gumee mean?
- Gitche Gumee means lake Superior.
- How do you use Gitche Gumee in a sentence?
- The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down / Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee.
- What part of speech is Gitche Gumee?
- Gitche Gumee is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Gitche Gumee?
- Gitche Gumee is pronounced /ˌɡɪ.t͡ʃɪ ˈɡʌ.mi/.
Words near Gitche Gumee in the dictionary
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