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Algonquin

Algonquin

7 9.4
A person from a Native group in eastern Canada or the northeastern United States
  • proper noun
  • /ælˈɡɒŋkwɪn/
translation icon : algonquino
  • We are also related to other Algonquin people, some of whom walked with us on our Great Migration.

They were all in some ways part of a massive sort of extended family of Native Americans known as Algonquin.

Examples

  • The teacher invited an Algonquin elder to share traditional stories with the students.

  • Today, historians believe that the people were either Algonquin or Inuit.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He's an Algonquin Indian.

    Welcome to the Jungle (2013)

  • LuAnn has said that she is a real live Algonquin Indian from Connecticut.

  • He's an Algonquin Indian with a rich cultural heritage.

Synonyms

Algonkin
vsAlgonquin
9.9

A person from a Native people who live along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec

covers a wider area including eastern Canada and northeastern United States
Algonkian
vsAlgonquin
9.9

A person from a native group that lived along the Ottawa River in Canada

refers to people from a broader region including eastern Canada and the United States

Surface Forms

Algonquin main

Etymology

Algonquin arrived as a proper name from French and an older Native word that probably meant 'they are our allies'. So Algonquin names the Native people of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States.