Definition of algonquian Algonquian

/ælgɑˈŋkiʌn/ - [atlgangkeeun] - Al•gon•qui•an

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Noun

algonquian - 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 coast
  Algonquin
  red indian, american indian, indian a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
  abenaki, abnaki the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot
  algonkian, algonkin the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian
  arapaho, arapahoe the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho
  blackfoot any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot
  cheyenne the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne
  conoy a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in Maryland between Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac river; allies of the Nanticoke people
  cree the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree
  delaware the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware
  fox alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
  illinois the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami
  kickapoo the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo
  malecite the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody
  massachuset, massachusetts the Algonquian language of the Massachuset
  menominee, menomini the Algonquian language spoken by the Menomini
  miami a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro
  mikmaq, micmac the Algonquian language of the Micmac
  mahican, mohican the Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican
  nanticoke the Algonquian language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy
  chippewa, ojibwa, ojibway the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa
  ottawa the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)
  pamlico the Algonquian language of the Pamlico
  passamaquody a member of the Algonquian people related to the Malecite and living in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick
  penobscot a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay
  potawatomi the Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi
  powhatan the Algonquian language of the Powhatan
  sauk, sac a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay
  shawnee the Algonquian language spoken by the Shawnee
  wampanoag a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims
algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
  Algonquin, Algonquian language
  american-indian language, amerind, amerindian language, american indian, indian any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
  abnaki the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot
  algonkian, algonkin the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian
  arapaho, arapahoe the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho
  blackfoot any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot
  cheyenne the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne
  cree the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree
  delaware the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware
  fox alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
  illinois the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami
  kickapoo the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo
  maleseet, malecite the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody
  massachuset, massachusetts the Algonquian language of the Massachuset
  menominee, menomini the Algonquian language spoken by the Menomini
  micmac the Algonquian language of the Micmac
  mahican, mohican the Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican
  nanticoke the Algonquian language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy
  chippewa, ojibwa, ojibway the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa
  pamlico the Algonquian language of the Pamlico
  potawatomi the Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi
  powhatan the Algonquian language of the Powhatan

Adjective

algonquian - of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language
  Algonkian, Algonquin
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