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Algonquian   /ælgˈɑŋkiən/   Listen
Algonquian

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: Algonquin.
2.
Family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains.  Synonyms: Algonquian language, Algonquin.





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"Algonquian" Quotes from Famous Books



... some words of the Algonquian languages, the original text of this edition uses a character that resembles an infinity sign. This is taken from the old system that the Jesuits used to record these languages, and represents ...
— Voyages of Samuel de Champlain, Vol. 1 • Samuel de Champlain


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