Algonquian

[ al-gong-kee-uhn, -kwee-uhn ]

/ ælˈgɒŋ ki ən, -kwi ən /

noun, plural Al·gon·qui·ans, (especially collectively) Al·gon·qui·an for 2.

a family of languages spoken now or formerly by American Indians in an area extending from Labrador westward to the Rocky Mountains, west-southwestward through Michigan and Illinois, and southwestward along the Atlantic coast to Cape Hatteras, including especially Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cree, Fox, Massachusett, Micmac, Ojibwa, and Powhatan.Compare family (def. 16).

a member of an Algonquian-speaking tribe.

adjective

of or relating to Algonquian or its speakers.

Also Algonkian, Algonkin, Algonquin.

Origin of Algonquian

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; Algonqui(n) + -an

Words nearby Algonquian

algolagnia, algology, algometer, Algonkian, Algonkin, Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, algophagous, algophilia, algophobia

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Example sentences from the Web for Algonquian

Author of a number of primers in the Athabaskan and Algonquian languages, as well as in Eskimo.
The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History|Various
The three linguistic families to be considered are the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan.
Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi|David Ives Bushnell
Manito is the Algonquian name for "the mysterious and unknown potencies and powers of life and of the universe."
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
The name was derived from an Algonquian tribe, the Mishinimaki, and in its original form meant "Place of the big wounded person."
The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History|Various

Went on several exploring expeditions, living among the Indian tribes, and mastering the Algonquian language.
The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Algonquian

Algonquian

Algonkian

/ (ælˈɡɒŋkɪən, -kwɪ-) /

noun

a family of North American Indian languages whose speakers ranged over an area stretching from the Atlantic between Newfoundland and Delaware to the Rocky Mountains, including Micmac, Mahican, Ojibwa, Fox, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Shawnee. Some linguists relate it to Muskogean in a Macro-Algonquian phylum

plural -ans or -an a member of any of the North American Indian peoples that speak one of these languages

adjective

denoting, belonging to, or relating to this linguistic family or its speakers

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单词	algonquian
释义	Algonquian [ al-gong-kee-uhn, -kwee-uhn ] / ælˈgɒŋ ki ən, -kwi ən / noun, plural Al·gon·qui·ans, (especially collectively) Al·gon·qui·an for 2. a family of languages spoken now or formerly by American Indians in an area extending from Labrador westward to the Rocky Mountains, west-southwestward through Michigan and Illinois, and southwestward along the Atlantic coast to Cape Hatteras, including especially Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cree, Fox, Massachusett, Micmac, Ojibwa, and Powhatan.Compare family (def. 16). a member of an Algonquian-speaking tribe. adjective of or relating to Algonquian or its speakers. Also Algonkian, Algonkin, Algonquin. Origin of Algonquian An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; Algonqui(n) + -an Words nearby Algonquian algolagnia, algology, algometer, Algonkian, Algonkin, Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, algophagous, algophilia, algophobia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Algonquian Author of a number of primers in the Athabaskan and Algonquian languages, as well as in Eskimo. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History\|Various The three linguistic families to be considered are the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi\|David Ives Bushnell Manito is the Algonquian name for "the mysterious and unknown potencies and powers of life and of the universe." Man, Past and Present\|Agustus Henry Keane The name was derived from an Algonquian tribe, the Mishinimaki, and in its original form meant "Place of the big wounded person." The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History\|Various Went on several exploring expeditions, living among the Indian tribes, and mastering the Algonquian language. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Algonquian Algonquian Algonkian / (ælˈɡɒŋkɪən, -kwɪ-) / noun a family of North American Indian languages whose speakers ranged over an area stretching from the Atlantic between Newfoundland and Delaware to the Rocky Mountains, including Micmac, Mahican, Ojibwa, Fox, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Shawnee. Some linguists relate it to Muskogean in a Macro-Algonquian phylum plural -ans or -an a member of any of the North American Indian peoples that speak one of these languages adjective denoting, belonging to, or relating to this linguistic family or its speakers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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