Menominee
noun
Me·nom·i·nee
mə-ˈnä-mə-nē 
variants
or less commonly Menomini
1
plural Menominee or Menominees also Menomini or Menominis
: a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula
2
: the Algonquian language of the Menominee people
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For example, turnout on the Red Cliff Reservation increased by 28%, and turnout on the Menominee Reservation increased by 24%.
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Thirteen horses from Allegan, Cass, Clare, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, Menominee, Osceola (2), St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren (2) and Wexford counties, and one bird from Antrim County have tested positive for EEE.
—Dan Basso, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Thirteen horses from Allegan, Cass, Clare, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, Menominee, Osceola (2), St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren (2) and Wexford counties, and one bird from Antrim County have tested positive for EEE.
—Dan Basso, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Menominee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Menominee. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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Menominee
geographical name
Me·nom·i·nee
mə-ˈnä-mə-nē
river 125 miles (201 kilometers) long in northeastern Wisconsin flowing southeast on the Michigan–Wisconsin border into Green Bay
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