English Explanatory Dictionary

Mi'kmaq

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an Indigenous people residing in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Quebec, and in the U.S. cities of Boston and New York City.
name
  1. The polysynthetic Eastern Algonquian language spoken by this people, closely related to Maliseet and Passamaquoddy.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the Mi'kmaq people, language, or culture.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Mi'kmaq.wav /ˈmɪkmæk/ /ˈmɪɡmɔː/ /ˈmɪɡəmɒk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Mi'kmaq.wav

Word forms

Mi'kmaq Mi'kmaqs Mikmaq Míkmaq Mi'kmaw Micmac

Etymology

From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.

Synonyms

Gaspesian Mikmaw Mi'kmaw Míkmaw

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Mi'kmaq terms Wabanaki
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