English Explanatory Dictionary

Algonquin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an aboriginal North American people closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, and living mainly in Quebec.
name
  1. The language spoken by the Algonquins, a transitional language between Ojibwe and Abenaki.
  2. A place name:
  3. A community in Augusta township, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. A village in McHenry County and Kane County, Illinois.
  6. A township in McHenry County, Illinois.
  7. A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  8. A census-designated place in Dorchester County, Maryland.
  9. An unincorporated community in Bohemia Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan.

Pronunciation

/ælˈɡɒŋk(w)ɪn/ /ælˈɡɑːŋk(w)ɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Algonquin.wav

Word forms

Algonquin Algonquins Algonkin

Etymology

Etymology tree Canadian French algonquinder. English Algonquin From Canadian French algonquin, from earlier algoumequin, from either Maliseet elakómkwik ("these are our relatives") or Mi'kmaq algoomeaking (“at the place of spearing fish and eels”).

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Algonquin terms alq ⁠

Derived words

Algonquian South Algonquin

Translations

Algonquin: anicinâbemowin Algonquin: ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ German: Algonkin Portuguese: algonquino Swahili: Kialgonkwini
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