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Maniwaki

/ma.ni.wa.ki/

proper noun/ma.ni.wa.ki/

a city in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada

Related: Maniwakien, Maniwakienne

The name of the city is derived from an Algonquin compound toponym derived from mani (“Mary, Maria”) (referring to Saint Mary) and aki (“land”). The settlement began as a missionary project.