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Algonquin
Algonquin , small group of Native North Americans. The name of the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (to which they belonged) is derived from their name (see Native American languages ). They were among the first Native Americans with whom the French formed alliances, and their name was used to designate other tribes in the area. Despite French aid, they were dispersed in the 17th cent. by the Iroquois, and the remnants of the tribe found refuge chiefly near white settlements of the Ottawa River valley in W Quebec and E Ontario. There were close to 6,000 Algonquin in Canada in 1991. The name is also spelled Algonkin. |
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"Algonquin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Algonquin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Algonq-Peop.html "Algonquin." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Algonq-Peop.html |
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Algonquin
Al·gon·quin / alˈgängk(w)ən/ (also Al·gon·kin) • n. 1. a member of a North American Indian people living in Canada along the Ottawa River and its tributaries and westward to the north of Lake Superior. 2. the dialect of Ojibwa spoken by this people. • adj. of or relating to this people or their language. |
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"Algonquin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Algonquin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-algonquin.html "Algonquin." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-algonquin.html |
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Algonquin
Algonquin (Algonkin) Group of Canadian Native American tribes that gave their name to the Algonquian languages of North America. The Algonquin people occupied the Ottawa River area in c.ad 1600. Driven from their home by the Iroquois in the 17th century, they were eventually absorbed into other related tribes in Canada.
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"Algonquin." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Algonquin." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Algonquin.html "Algonquin." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Algonquin.html |
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Algonquin
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•lambskin • catkin
•Larkin, parkin
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•Potemkin • Jenkin • redskin
•bearskin • snakeskin • Deakin
•sealskin • sheepskin • chicken
•limpkin • pipkin
•griskin, siskin
•pigskin • spillikin • ramekin
•manikin, mannequin, pannikin
•minikin • larrikin • Zworykin
•wineskin • bodkin • Hodgkin
•Donkin
•Algonquin, Tonkin
•Hopkin
•Kropotkin, Watkin
•walk-in • foreskin • doeskin
•moleskin • goatskin • oilskin
•coonskin • wolfskin • Pushkin
•bumpkin, pumpkin
•buskin, Ruskin
•buckskin • deerskin • baldachin
•manakin
•firkin, gherkin, jerkin, merkin, Perkin
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"Algonquin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Algonquin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Algonquin.html "Algonquin." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Algonquin.html |
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