Algonquian

Al·gon·qui·an

(ăl-gŏng'kwē-ən, -kē-ən) pronunciation

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.

Algonquian Al·gon'qui·an adj.

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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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