pembinaEtymologyLikely from Canadian French pembina, pimbina, from Cree nîpiminâna or Ojibwe niibiminaa, an earlier form of aniibimin (“high-bush cranberry”).pembina means A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nameA neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.A rural municipality (the Municipality of Pembina) in south Manitoba, Canada.A township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States.An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri, United States.A minor city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States, near the Canadian border.A river in Alberta, Canada.nounSquashberry, lowbush cranberry (Viburnum edule).One of the edible berries of this plant, from which jam may be produced.“And so, from that time, whenever a woman went out to gather June berries or wild cherries, or raspberries, or wild plums or pembinas or tipsin, or wild rice; or to their cultivated fields to gather corn or beans, she was not obliged to carry the load home.”A member of the Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians, a historical band of Chippewa (Ojibwe), originally living along the Red River of the North and its tributaries.