noun . 1. a family of languages spoken now or formerly by American Indians in an area extending from Labrador westward to the Rocky Mountains, west-southwestward through Michigan ...

noun . 1. a member of a group of North American Indian tribes formerly along the Ottawa River and the northern tributaries of the St. Lawrence. 2. their speech, a dialect of Ojibwa ...

Al·gon·quin   (l-g ng kw n, -k n) also Al·gon·kin (-k n) n. pl. Algonquin or Algon·quins also Algonkin or Al·gon·kins. 1. a. Any of various Native American peoples ...

Al·gon·qui·an   (l-g ng kw-n, -k-n) also Al·gon·ki·an (-k-n) n. pl. Algonquian or Al·gon·qui·ans also Algonkian or Al·gon·ki·ans. 1. A family of North American Indian ...

Algonquin (?lg?ng`kw?n, -k?n), small group of Native North Americans. The name of the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (to which they belonged) is ...

Al·gon·qui·an-Wa·kash·an: noun : Definition: family of Native American languages: a family of over 40 Native American languages spoken throughout wide areas of Canada and in ...

Al·gon·qui·an [ al góngkee ?n, al góngkwee ?n] (plural Al·gon·qui·an or Al·gon·qui·ans) or Al·gon·ki·an [ al góngkee ?n] (plural Al·gon·ki·an or Al·gon·ki ...

Algonquian (?lg?ng`k??n, ?kw??n), branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic family of North America. See Native American languages Native American languages, languages ...

Definition of Algonquin from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.

Algonquian". Dictionary.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-07. ^ Campbell (1997:401 n. 133, 136) ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Place Names of the United States.