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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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
Listen to the dream of Wangewaha, the great war chief of the Abnakis.
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
The expedition was commanded by a well-known guerilla leader, Hertel de Rouville, and consisted of about fifty Canadians and two hundred Abnakis and Caughnawagas.
From Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons by Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone) Burpee
Altogether, the appearance of the being, animal, or whatever it was, which the Abnakis dreamer saw, was exceedingly noble and beautiful.
From Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 by James Athearn Jones
