algonquin
Noun · AdjectiveUS[al-gong-kwin]/ælˈɡɑŋkwɪn/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coastSynonyms: AlgonquianType of Amerindian, Native AmericanKinds Blackfoot, Mohican, Nanticoke, Menomini, Ojibwa, Algonkian, Shawnee, Micmac, Wampanoag, Lenape +18 moreExamples Powhatan, Wahunsonacock
- family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great PlainsSynonyms: AlgonquianAlgonquian languageType of Amerind, Amerindian languageKinds Massachuset, Cheyenne, Mohican, Kickapoo, Blackfoot, Pamlico, Abnaki, Powhatan, Arapaho, Menomini +12 more
Adjective (1)
- of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or languageSynonyms: AlgonquianAlgonkianRelating to Algonquian
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Al·gon′quin (…), Al·gon′kin (…) prop. n.
One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54