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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Algonquin

/ăl-gäng'-kwĭn/ · Al·gon·quin · IPA /ælˈɡɑːŋk(w)ɪn/
01 prop. n. One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of …
  1. 1.
    One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence.