Micmac

[ mik-mak ]

/ ˈmɪk mæk /

noun, plural Mic·macs, (especially collectively) Mic·mac for 1.

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.

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Examples from the Web for micmac

"More o' Micmac John's work," commented Dick as he kicked the ashes.
Ungava Bob|Dillon Wallace
As an ethnic unit the Micmac can therefore hardly be said to exist here.
Report by the Governor on a Visit to the Micmac Indians at Bay d'Espoir|William MacGregor
What Micmac said about the Nascaupees disturbed him not a little.
Ungava Bob|Dillon Wallace
In fact, he had a Micmac nickname which, translated, meant "the man who deafens his friends with much talk."
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories|Various

Micmac, too, became friendly, inferring with the instinct of his race that Ford was an object to be guarded.
The Wild Olive|Basil King

British Dictionary definitions for micmac

Micmac

/ (ˈmɪkmæk) /

noun

plural -macs or -mac a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in the Maritime Provinces of Canada

the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

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Word Origin and History for micmac

Micmac

Algonquian tribe of the Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland, by 1776, from mi:kemaw, a native name said to mean literally "allies."