Algonkin

American  

[al-gong-kin] / ælˈgɒŋ kɪn /

noun

Algonkins plural

1. Algonquin.

2. Algonquian.

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adjective

1. Algonquian.

2. Algonquin.

Example Sentences

The Jesuits' Relations state positively that there was "no one immaterial God recognised by the Algonkin tribes, and that the title 'The Great Manito' was introduced first by themselves in its personal sense."

From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew

The great Algonkin sun and earth myth which has many variants and vast wealth of detail, describes those relations more profoundly and broadly than any other Indian myth devoted to the same subject.

From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah

Almost all the Algonkin tribes and the Iroquois used them upon their lakes and rivers; they were light enough to be carried easily across the portages.

From American Indians by Starr, Frederick

In fact, they were the terror of their milder Algonkin neighbors.

From American Indians by Starr, Frederick

Besides the area already named, Algonkin tribes occupied New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, a part of Canada, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and other districts farther west.

From American Indians by Starr, Frederick