Abenaki
noun
a member of a grouping of Indigenous peoples of southern Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and parts of northern Massachusetts.
Abenakis
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pluralof Abenaki.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There were also Nipmuck towns between Boston and the Connecticut River Valley, and the Abenakis held most of inland Maine.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
I thought about the First Nation Abenakis, how they named the lakes and rivers, and about our ignorance.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2017
Phineas Stevens proceeded to Canada, as a delegate from the governor of Massachusetts, to confer with the Abenakis, and to redeem some prisoners they had in their possession.
From The Abenaki Indians Their Treaties of 1713 & 1717, and a Vocabulary by Frederic Kidder
Around this natural castle the Indian tribes gathered to La Salle, as to a sovereign,—Miamis, Abenakis, and Shawanoes, from countries eastward, and the Illinois returned to spread over their beloved meadow.
From Heroes of the Middle West The French by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
We come now to trace the emigration of the Abenakis to the banks of the St. Lawrence.
From The Abenaki Indians Their Treaties of 1713 & 1717, and a Vocabulary by Frederic Kidder
