Potawatomi
noun
a member of an Algonquian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin.
Potawatomis
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pluralof Potawatomi.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the spring of 1763, a war chief named Pontiac took the first step by organizing a siege of Fort Detroit by Potawatomis, Hurons, and his own Ottawa tribe.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
The conflict began in earnest in 1763, when Pontiac and several hundred Ojibwas, Potawatomis, and Hurons laid siege to Fort Detroit.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
At that meeting Tecumseh had delegates with him from several nations, including Kickapoos, Wyandots, Peorias, Ojibwas, Potawatomis, Winnebagos, and Shawnees.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
He invited Black-hawk to visit him and the Winnebagos and the Potawatomis, raise a summer crop and talk with the Great Spirit.
From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
On May 25, Fort St. Joseph of St. Joseph, Michigan, on Lake Michigan across the state from Detroit, was seized in like manner by the Potawatomis.
From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
