Algonquin

[ al-gong-kin, -kwin ]

/ ælˈgɒŋ kɪn, -kwɪn /

noun, plural Al·gon·quins, (especially collectively) Al·gon·quin for 1, 3.

a member of a group of North American Indian tribes formerly along the Ottawa River and the northern tributaries of the St. Lawrence.

their speech, a dialect of Ojibwa, of the Algonquian family of languages.

Algonquian.

adjective

Algonquian.

Also Algonkin.

Origin of Algonquin

1615–25; <French; earlier Algoumequin, presumably < an Algonquian language

Words nearby Algonquin

algology, algometer, Algonkian, Algonkin, Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, algophagous, algophilia, algophobia, algor

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Example sentences from the Web for Algonquin

Even after Salinger had decamped to Cornish, he loved to lunch with William Shawn and Lillian Ross at the Algonquin in New York.
15 Revelations from New J.D. Salinger Biography|Andrew Romano|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dorothy Parker smoke, drank, and slept around—in short, everything her male colleagues in the Algonquin Round Table were doing.
Top 10 Misbehaving Literary Rogues|Andrew Shaffer|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As one Democratic policy consultant puts it, “They are as ancient as Gertrude Stein in Paris or the Algonquin in New York.”
President Obama’s Hill Challenge in Avoiding Fiscal Cliff|James Warren|November 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her first book, a memoir of her two years working at a boarding school in Jordan, will be published by Algonquin Books in 2011.
Revolt in the Middle East: Is Jordan Next?|Rebecca Davis O'Brien|January 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST

I had asked him back on that winter day while we were warming ourselves with tea at the Algonquin if he was in love.
Daniel Radcliffe, Dark Prince|Kevin Sessums|July 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It is a derivative from the words Algonquin, and Akee, earth, or land.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
M. Galinee was slightly acquainted with the Algonquin language; he could hold some conversation with the captive.
The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago|John S. C. Abbott
Algonquin tradition, which I have recently published, denotes that they originally consisted of Eight tribes.
An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois|Henry R. Schoolcraft
At least one of those drowned met death in the Algonquin Hotel.
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado|Logan Marshall
Perhaps an Algonquin brave would scorn the assistance of a girl.
Custom and Myth|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Algonquin

Algonquin

Algonkin (ælˈɡɒŋkɪn)

/ (ælˈɡɒŋkɪn, -kwɪn) /

noun

plural -quins, -quin, -kins or -kin a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada

the language of this people, a dialect of Ojibwa

noun, adjective

a variant of Algonquian

Word Origin for Algonquin

C17: from Canadian French, earlier written as Algoumequin; perhaps related to Micmac algoomaking at the fish-spearing place

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	algonquin
释义	Algonquin [ al-gong-kin, -kwin ] / ælˈgɒŋ kɪn, -kwɪn / noun, plural Al·gon·quins, (especially collectively) Al·gon·quin for 1, 3. a member of a group of North American Indian tribes formerly along the Ottawa River and the northern tributaries of the St. Lawrence. their speech, a dialect of Ojibwa, of the Algonquian family of languages. Algonquian. adjective Algonquian. Also Algonkin. Origin of Algonquin 1615–25; <French; earlier Algoumequin, presumably < an Algonquian language Words nearby Algonquin algology, algometer, Algonkian, Algonkin, Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, algophagous, algophilia, algophobia, algor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Algonquin Even after Salinger had decamped to Cornish, he loved to lunch with William Shawn and Lillian Ross at the Algonquin in New York. 15 Revelations from New J.D. Salinger Biography\|Andrew Romano\|September 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Dorothy Parker smoke, drank, and slept around—in short, everything her male colleagues in the Algonquin Round Table were doing. Top 10 Misbehaving Literary Rogues\|Andrew Shaffer\|February 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST As one Democratic policy consultant puts it, “They are as ancient as Gertrude Stein in Paris or the Algonquin in New York.” President Obama’s Hill Challenge in Avoiding Fiscal Cliff\|James Warren\|November 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Her first book, a memoir of her two years working at a boarding school in Jordan, will be published by Algonquin Books in 2011. Revolt in the Middle East: Is Jordan Next?\|Rebecca Davis O'Brien\|January 30, 2011\|DAILY BEAST I had asked him back on that winter day while we were warming ourselves with tea at the Algonquin if he was in love. Daniel Radcliffe, Dark Prince\|Kevin Sessums\|July 15, 2009\|DAILY BEAST It is a derivative from the words Algonquin, and Akee, earth, or land. The Indian in his Wigwam\|Henry R. Schoolcraft M. Galinee was slightly acquainted with the Algonquin language; he could hold some conversation with the captive. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago\|John S. C. Abbott Algonquin tradition, which I have recently published, denotes that they originally consisted of Eight tribes. An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois\|Henry R. Schoolcraft At least one of those drowned met death in the Algonquin Hotel. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado\|Logan Marshall Perhaps an Algonquin brave would scorn the assistance of a girl. Custom and Myth\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for Algonquin Algonquin Algonkin (ælˈɡɒŋkɪn) / (ælˈɡɒŋkɪn, -kwɪn) / noun plural -quins, -quin, -kins or -kin a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the St Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers in Canada the language of this people, a dialect of Ojibwa noun, adjective a variant of Algonquian Word Origin for Algonquin C17: from Canadian French, earlier written as Algoumequin; perhaps related to Micmac algoomaking at the fish-spearing place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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