pot·a·wat·o·mi noun alsopot·a·wat·a·miorpot·ta·wat·to·miorpot·ta·wat·ta·mi\ˌpäd.əˈwäd.əmē\ (pluralpotawatomiorpotawatomis) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a.: an Indian people of the lower peninsula of Michigan and adjoining states b.: a member of such people 2.: the Algonquian language of the Potawatomi people