ALL meanings of algonquian
Al·gon·qui·an
A a - noun algonquian a family of North American Indian languages whose speakers ranged over an area stretching from the Atlantic between Newfoundland and Delaware to the Rocky Mountains, including Micmac, Mahican, Ojibwa, Fox, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, and Shawnee. Some linguists relate it to Muskogean in a Macro-Algonquian phylum 3
- noun algonquian a member of any of the North American Indian peoples that speak one of these languages 3
- adjective algonquian denoting, belonging to, or relating to this linguistic family or its speakers 3
- adjective algonquian designating or of a widespread family of over twenty languages spoken by North American Indian peoples, including the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Ojibwa, Fox, Shawnee, Abenaki, and Delaware 3
- noun algonquian this family of languages 3
- noun algonquian a member of a people speaking any of these languages 3
- noun plural algonquian a family of languages spoken now or formerly by American Indians in an area extending from Labrador westward to the Rocky Mountains, west-southwestward through Michigan and Illinois, and southwestward along the Atlantic coast to Cape Hatteras, including especially Arapaho, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cree, Fox, Massachusett, Micmac, Ojibwa, and Powhatan. Compare family (def 14). 1
- noun plural algonquian a member of an Algonquian-speaking tribe. 1
- adjective algonquian of or relating to Algonquian or its speakers. 1
- noun algonquian An Algonquin. 0
- adjective algonquian Relating to a group of North American languages. 0