Algonquin
Americannoun
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a member of a group of North American Indian tribes formerly along the Ottawa River and the northern tributaries of the St. Lawrence River.
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their speech, a dialect of Ojibwe, of the Algonquian family of languages.
adjective
noun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada
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the language of this people, a dialect of Ojibwa
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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Algonquin
First recorded in 1615–25; from French; earlier Algoumequin, presumably from an Algonquian language
Example Sentences
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Gain insight Algonquin Power, Enbridge and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Starboard Value reduced its stake in Algonquin Power & Utilities to 7.4% from 8.7% held last year.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
“It wasn’t the Algonquin Round Table at that point,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
A theme of this brief royal visit has been paying respects to the First Nations people and the King noted that Parliament was meeting on the territory of the Algonquin people.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
One could trace the illusory properties of the Potomac’s waters all the way back to John Smith, who first explored the mouth of what the Algonquin Indians had named “Petomek,” meaning “trading place,” in 1608.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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