Mi'kmaq

[ mik-mak ]

noun,plural Mi'k·maq

Also called Mi’k·maw [mik-maw] /ˈmɪk mɔ/ . a member of a North American Indian people now living mostly in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
the Algonquian language of these people.

adjective

of or relating to the Mi'kmaq or their language.

Origin of Mi'kmaq

¹

First recorded in 1755–65; from French Micmac, from Mi'kmaq m'ikmaq “allies”

Also (Older Spelling) Mic·mac .

Words Nearby Mi'kmaq

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