noun
Algonquin
al-GONG-kihn
noun
1
A member of an Indigenous North American people living mainly in Quebec, related to the Odawa and Ojibwe.
"The museum exhibit told the history of the Algonquin people."
name
1
The Algonquin language, related to Ojibwe.
"Few fluent speakers of Algonquin remain today."
How to Use Algonquin
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn Indigenous people of the Ottawa Valley area, or their language.
Word Forms
Algonquins plural
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Etymology
From Canadian French algonquin, likely from an Indigenous phrase meaning either "these are our relatives" or "at the place of spearing fish".