Algonquin
[ al-gong-kin, -kwin ]
/ ælˈgɒŋ kɪn, -kwɪn /
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noun, plural Al·gon·quins, (especially collectively) Al·gon·quin for 1, 3.
a member of a group of North American Indian tribes formerly along the Ottawa River and the northern tributaries of the St. Lawrence River.
their speech, a dialect of Ojibwe, of the Algonquian family of languages.
adjective
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Origin of Algonquin
First recorded in 1615–25; from French; earlier Algoumequin, presumably from an Algonquian language
Words nearby Algonquin
algology, algometer, Algonkian, Algonkin, Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, algophagous, algophobia, algor, algorism
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British Dictionary definitions for Algonquin
Algonquin
Algonkin (ælˈɡɒŋkɪn)
/ (ælˈɡɒŋkɪn, -kwɪn) /
noun
plural -quins, -quin, -kins or -kin a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada
the language of this people, a dialect of Ojibwa
noun, adjective
a variant of Algonquian
Word Origin for Algonquin
C17: from Canadian French, earlier written as Algoumequin; perhaps related to Micmac algoomaking at the fish-spearing place
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