Penobscot
noun
Pe·nob·scot pə-ˈnäb-ˌskät 
-skət
plural Penobscot or Penobscots
: a member of an American Indian people of the Penobscot River valley and Penobscot Bay region of Maine
Word History
Etymology
earlier Panawamske, from Eastern Abenaki pαnáwαhpskek, a village name, literally, where the rocks widen
First Known Use
1624, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Penobscot
geographical name
Pe·nob·scot pə-ˈnäb-ˌskät
-skət
river 101 miles (162 kilometers) long in central Maine flowing south into Penobscot Bay (inlet of the Atlantic Ocean)