Al·gon·ki·an ( l-g ng k - n)n. 1. Geology Late Proterozoic. 2. Variant of Algonquian. [After the Algonkin Indians; see Algonquin.] |
Algonkian [ælˈgɒŋkɪən]
n & adj
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) an obsolete term for Proterozoic
2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) a variant of Algonquian
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| Noun | 1. | Algonkian - a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec Algonquian, Algonquin - a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast |
| 2. | Algonkian - the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian Algonquian language, Algonquin, Algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains | |
| Adj. | 1. | Algonkian - of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language |
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