Potawatomi

[ pot-uh-wot-uh-mee ]

noun,plural Pot·a·wat·o·mis, (especially collectively) Pot·a·wat·o·mi. for 1.
  1. Also called Bod·e·wad·mi [bod-uh-wod-mee] /ˌbɒd əˈwɒd mi/ . a member of an Algonquian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin.

  2. Also called Bod·e·wad·mim·wen [bod-uh-wod-mim-wen] /ˌbɒd əˈwɒd mɪmˌwɛn/ . the Algonquian language of the Potawatomi, closely related to Ojibwe.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Potawatomi or their language.

Origin of Potawatomi

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; from French Poutouatami, Pouteouatami, from Ojibwe po·te·wa·tami· “those who tend the hearth fire” (of the Council of Three Fires)

Words Nearby Potawatomi

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How to use Potawatomi in a sentence

  • I can handle the language of the Algonquin like a native, being part Potawatomi myself.

    Call Him Savage | John Pollard
  • The Potawatomi women were inclined to greasiness and obesity.

    The Land of the Miamis | Elmore Barce