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Algonquin definition

Al·gon·quin (-kin, -kwin)

noun

  1. a member of an Algonquian people living near the Ottawa River, Canada
  2. a dialect of Ojibwa spoken by this people
  3. Archaic Algonquian

Etymology: Fr, earlier Algoumequin < ? an Algonquian place or group name

adjective

of the Algonquins or their language or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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