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Al·gon·qui·an
(ăl-gŏng'kwē-ən, -kē-ən) 
also Al·gon·ki·an (-kē-ən)
n., pl., Algonquian, or -ans, also Algonkian or -ans.
also Al·gon·ki·an (-kē-ən)n., pl., Algonquian, or -ans, also Algonkian or -ans.
- A family of North American Indian languages spoken or formerly spoken in an area from Labrador to the Carolinas between the Atlantic coast and the Rocky Mountains.
- A member of a people traditionally speaking an Algonquian language.
[From ALGONQUIN.]
Algonquian Al·gon'qui·an adj.Algonquian
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Algonquian (ălgŏng'kēən, -kwēən), branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic family of North America. See Native American languages.
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