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Kickapoo

Kickapoo

1 9.9
A person who belongs to a Native American people originally from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪkəˌpuː/
: kickapoo
  • The museum's new exhibit highlights the culture and history of the Kickapoo.

Examples

  • Many Kickapoos still practice traditional ceremonies.

  • The Kickapoo maintained their own distinct traditions despite pressures from neighboring tribes.

  • A group of Kickapoo settled in Kansas after migrating from their original homeland.

  • The Kickapoo tribe has a rich cultural heritage.

  • A group of Kickapoo settled in Kansas after migrating from their original homeland.

  • The Kickapoo maintained their own distinct traditions despite pressures from neighboring tribes.

  • The museum's new exhibit highlights the culture and history of the Kickapoo.

Compounds

Kickapoo language
9.9

A language of the Kickapoo people spoken in parts of the United States and Mexico

Surface Forms

Kickapoo singular
Kickapoos plural

Etymology

Kickapoo comes from an Algonquian word Kiikaapoa, which means 'wanderer' or 'he moves about'. So the people were called Kickapoo because they often moved from place to place, and that history explains the name today.