algonkin
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- a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and QuebecSynonyms: AlgonkianType of Algonquian, Algonquin
- the Algonquian language spoken by the AlgonkianSynonyms: AlgonkianAlgonkian languageAlgonkin languageType of Algonquian, Algonquin
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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