Passamaquoddy
noun
a member of a small tribe of North American Indians formerly of coastal Maine and New Brunswick and now living in Maine.
Passamaquoddies
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pluralof Passamaquoddy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Maine the Penobscots and Passamaquoddies, who once demanded 12 million acres, or two-thirds of the state, have come down to 300,000 acres, and may well settle for less.
From Time Magazine Archive
With an assist from Tribal Assets, the Passamaquoddies paid $16 million for New England's largest cement factory, the Dragon Cement plant in Thomaston, Me.
From Time Magazine Archive
What the Micmacs call a Chenoo is known to the Passamaquoddies as a Kewahqu' or Kewoqu'.
From Algonquin Legends of New England by Charles Godfrey Leland
It is said by the Passamaquoddies that Wochowsen is the great bird which overspreads all with his wings and darkens the sky.
From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Jesse Walter Fewkes
The Passamaquoddies, no doubt, in old times, had many dances, sacred and secular.
From Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore by Jesse Walter Fewkes
