noun
also pot·a·wat·a·mi or pot·ta·wat·to·mi or pot·ta·wat·ta·mi ˌpäd.əˈwäd.əmē
( plural potawatomi or potawatomis )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : an Indian people of the lower peninsula of Michigan and adjoining states
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Algonquian language of the Potawatomi people