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Unread 03-29-2011, 06:50 PM
 
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Default What kind of name is Wausau?

I know there's a polish presence there, is it a form of Warsaw?
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Unread 03-29-2011, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Aurora, CO
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I know there's a polish presence there, is it a form of Warsaw?
It's actually from the Ojibwe (Chippewa) language. It means "far away place."
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Unread 03-29-2011, 08:19 PM
 
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ohh. thanks, i never would have guessed that
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Unread 04-05-2011, 02:44 PM
 
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ohh. thanks, i never would have guessed that
HECK many wisconsin towns and cities have native american names
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Unread 04-08-2011, 09:57 AM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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HECK many wisconsin towns and cities have native american names
You know you're from Wisconsin when you can accurately pronounce the names of the towns there.
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Unread 04-08-2011, 11:08 AM
 
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HECK many wisconsin towns and cities have native american names
...native american names but without native americans...
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Unread 04-09-2011, 08:14 PM
 
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...native american names but without native americans...
Wisconsin has a rich Native American population including the following:

Red Cliff Tribal Council
Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council
Lac Courte Oreilles Governing Board
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Sokaogon Chippewa Tribal Council
Oneida Tribal Council
Sokaogon Chippewa Tribal Council
Bad River Tribal Council
Wisconsin Winnebago Business Committee
Forest County Potawatomi Executive Council
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Unread 04-11-2011, 01:26 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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HECK many wisconsin towns and cities have native american names
That is if they're not French or German. Or French butcherings of Indian words.
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Unread 04-11-2011, 01:29 AM
 
Location: Athens, GA (via Pittsburgh, PA)
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I thought "WAUSAUUU!!!" is what ninjas yell right before they they flip out.
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