NASKAPI

Meaning of NASKAPI in English

/nas"keuh pee/ , n. , pl. Naskapis , ( esp. collectively ) Naskapi for 1.

1. a member of a North American Indian people of Labrador and Quebec.

2. the eastern Algonquian language spoken by the Naskapi.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NASKAPI — ˈnaskəpē noun ( plural naskapi or naskapis ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : an Indian people of northern Quebec …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONTAGNAIS AND NASKAPI — Two related North American Indian peoples living in Quebec and Labrador, Can. They speak almost identical manitou , or supernatural …
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MONTAGNAIS AND NASKAPI — two nomadic Indian peoples of northeastern North America, speaking almost identical Algonquian dialects and enjoying similar cultures, differing chiefly in …
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MONTAGNAIS AND NASKAPI — Two related North American Indian peoples living in Quebec and Labrador, Can. They speak almost identical Algonquian dialects. The Montagnais, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EASTERN WOODLANDS INDIAN — Any member of the various North American Indian peoples of the largely wooded area stretching east from the Mississippi River …
Английский словарь Британика
ALGONQUIAN LANGUAGES — or Algonkian languages Family of 25–30 North American Indian languages spoken or formerly spoken across a broad area of eastern …
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CREE — I. ˈkrē transitive verb ( creed ; creed ; creeing ; crees ) Etymology: French crever to cause to burst …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MACRO-ALGONQUIAN LANGUAGES — also spelled Macro-algonkian, major group (phylum or superstock) of North American Indian languages; it is composed of nine families and …
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AMERICAN SUBARCTIC PEOPLES — Distribution of American subarctic cultures. indigenous inhabitants of the subarctic region of Alaska and Canada, with the exception of the …
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ALGONQUIN — any of a number of scattered Algonquian-speaking bands and tribes living in dense forest regions on either side of the …
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EASTERN WOODLANDS INDIAN — Any member of the various North American Indian peoples of the largely wooded area stretching east from the Mississippi River …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ALGONQUIAN LANGUAGES — or Algonkian languages Family of 2530 North American Indian languages spoken or formerly spoken across a broad area of eastern …
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