English Explanatory Dictionary

manitou

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.
name
  1. Synonym of Supreme Being.
  2. A community in the Municipality of Pembina, Manitoba, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. A hamlet in Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States.
  6. A town in Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈmanɪtuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manitou.wav

Word forms

manitou manitous

Etymology

From Pidgin Delaware Manétto, from Unami manëtu and Munsee manútoow, later influenced by French manitou, from Cree/Montagnais manito꞉w; from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).

Synonyms

Supreme Being

Derived words

Manitou Lake Manitou Springs
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