algonkin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec
    Algonkian.
  2. noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian
    Algonkian.

WordNet

Al*gon"quin, Al*gon"kin noun (Also<
  • Algonquin
  • Algonkin
)
Definitions
  1. One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence.

Webster 1913