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manitou — [ manitu ] n. m. • 1627; mot algonquin « grand esprit » 1 ♦ Esprit du bien (bon, grand manitou) ou du mal (méchant manitou), chez certaines peuplades indiennes. 2 ♦ (1842) Fig. et fam. Personnage important et puissant. ⇒fam. huile. « Le père est… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Manitou — Manitou, OK U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 278 Housing Units (2000): 111 Land area (2000): 0.314844 sq. miles (0.815442 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.314844 sq. miles (0.815442 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Manitou, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 278 Housing Units (2000): 111 Land area (2000): 0.314844 sq. miles (0.815442 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.314844 sq. miles (0.815442 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Manitou — (Manitou Springs), Ort im nordamerikan. Staat Colorado, Grafschaft El Paso, in einem Tal am Fuße des Pikes Peak und an der Mündung des Utepasses, 1996 m ü. M., Bahnknotenpunkt, wegen seiner schönen Umgebung und der kohlensauren und Eisenquellen… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
manitou — also manito, spirit, deity, supernatural being, 1690s, from a word found throughout the Algonquian languages (Cf. Delaware manutoow, Ojibwa manidoo), first in English from Unami Delaware /manet:u/ … Etymology dictionary
manitou — ☆ manitou [man′ətō΄man′ə to͞o΄ ] n. [Fr, replacing earlier manito, etc. < Delaware manət˙u: cf. Ojibwa manidoo] any of various spirits or supernatural forces believed in by the Algonquian Indians and variously conceived of as nature spirits of … English World dictionary
Manitou — This article is about Algonquian spiritual beings. For other uses, see Manitou (disambiguation). The word manitou (in both Cree and Ojibwe) written in Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics. Manitou is a term used to designate spirit beings among many… … Wikipedia
Manitou — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Manitou », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Manitou est le grand esprit surnaturel ou Dieu … Wikipédia en Français
Manitou — MRT 1850 M Teleskopstapler Manitou Gabelstapler, Seitenansicht Die … Deutsch Wikipedia
manitou — /man i tooh /, n., pl. manitous, (esp. collectively) manitou. (among the Algonquian Indians) a supernatural being that controls nature; a spirit, deity, or object that possesses supernatural power. Also, manito /man i toh /, manitu /man i tooh / … Universalium
