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| Al·gon·quin [ al góngkin, al góngkwin ] (plural Al·gon·quin or Al·gon·quins) or Al·gon·kin [ al góngkin ] (plural Al·gon·kin or Al·gon·kins) |
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1. member of Canadian people: a member of a group of Native North American peoples living along the Ottawa and St. Lawrence rivers in eastern Canada. Historically, the Algonquin were allies of the French against the Iroquois people.
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2. Algonquian language: a Native North American language spoken in Quebec and Ontario. Native speakers: 3,000.
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| [Early 17th century. Via Canadian French< Algonquian] |
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 Al·gon·quin adjective |
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