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wemistikoshiw

wemistikoshiw noun: among the Cree, a non-Native American person; a white man.

Noun

wemistikoshiw (plural wemistikoshiw)

  1. (Canada) Among the Cree, a non-Native American person; a white man.
    • We are crying, looking at one another. A small group of wemistikoshiw gathers and stares at us.2005, Joseph Boyden, Three Day Road, Penguin, published 2008, page 6
    • Sister Wesley said we needed the building to protect us from other wemistikoshiw men who live a long way away, who are called the Soviets.2014, Edmund Metatawabin, Up Ghost River

Forms of wemistikoshiw

pluralwemistikoshiw

Origin of wemistikoshiw

From Cree, literally "he has a wooden boat", from ᒥᐢᑎᑯᓯ (mistikosi)/mistikosi (“wooden boat”).

Questions about wemistikoshiw

What does wemistikoshiw mean?
Wemistikoshiw means among the Cree, a non-Native American person; a white man.
What part of speech is wemistikoshiw?
Wemistikoshiw is a noun.
What is the plural of wemistikoshiw?
The plural of wemistikoshiw is wemistikoshiw.

Words near wemistikoshiw in the dictionary

  1. Wemby
  2. Wemding
  3. Wemen
  4. Wemhoff
  5. Wemhoffs
  6. wemistikoshiw
  7. Wemotachi
  8. Wemotachie
  9. Wemotaci
  10. Wemotaci 23
  11. Wemotaci Indian Reserve No. 23

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