transcription, транскрипция: [ al-ˈgän-kwē-ən, -ˈgäŋ- ]
noun
or Al·gon·quin -kwən ; or Al·gon·ki·an -ˈgäŋ-kē-ən ; also Al·gon·kin -ˈgäŋ-kən
Etymology: Canadian French Algoumequin, Algonquin, perhaps from Malecite-Passamaquoddy (Algonquian language of Maine and New Brunswick) elakómkwik they are our relatives
Date: 1625
1. usually Algonquin
a. : an American Indian people of the Ottawa River valley
b. : the dialect of Ojibwa spoken by these people
2. usually Algonquian
a. : a family of American Indian languages spoken by peoples from Labrador to Carolina and westward into the Great Plains
b. : a member of the peoples speaking Algonquian languages