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Blackfoot

Black·foot [ blák ft ] (plural Black·feet [ blák ft ] or Black·foot)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Native American: a member of a group of Native North American peoples living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana

2. Algonquian language: an Algonquian language spoken in Alberta and Montana. Native speakers: 8,000.

[Late 18th century. Translation of Blackfoot Siksika, perhaps from walking across burned prairies]

Black·foot adjective
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