Abnaki
noun
Abnakis
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pluralof Abnaki.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The dark Genius withdrew at the bidding of her haughty sister, and the chief of the Abnakis awoke, and related his dream to his tribe.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 by James Athearn Jones
"Not so spoke the Abnakis to the weary, naked, and hungry, men who came to their shores, and besought them to grant them shelter," said he.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 by James Athearn Jones
When the French came, and for long after, this country was the hunting ground of tribes of the Algonquin race—Micmacs, Malecites, and Abnakis or Abenakis.
From The Acadian Exiles : a Chronicle of the Land of Evangeline by Sir Arthur G. (Arthur George) Doughty
Before daylight the Abnakis of Acadia, who hated the British most of all, had slunk off unseen to prepare an ambush for the first stragglers they could find.
From The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm by H. H. (Hugh Hornby) Langton
Since writing the foregoing paragraph, I have read The Abnakis, by Rev. Eugene Vetromile.
From Algonquin Legends of New England by Charles Godfrey Leland
