English Explanatory Dictionary

Algoma District

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district of Ontario, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ælˈɡoʊ.mɑ ˈdɪs.tɹɪkt/

Word forms

Algoma District

Etymology

Coined by American ethnologist Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793 - 1864) from an element "Al" referring to Algonquin and an Algonquian term meaning "lake", "body of water".

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