English Explanatory Dictionary

Adirondack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
name
  1. The Adirondacks (as a region).
noun
  1. Abbreviation of Adirondack lean-to.

Pronunciation

/ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/ /ˌædɪˈɹɑndæk/

Word forms

Adirondack Adirondacks

Etymology

From the Mohawk ratirontaks, atirú:taks, hatiron'taks (“they eat trees”), a term applied by the Mohawks indiscriminately to other tribes, including the French and English, but especially other Native Americans who ate bark and buds when other food sources were scarce.

Derived words

Adirondacks Adirondack boat Adirondack chair Adirondacker Adirondack guide boat Adirondack lean-to Adirondack shelter
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