Passamaquoddy

Pas sa ma quod dy |ˌpasəməˈkwädē ˌpæsəməˈkwɑdi | ▶noun ( pl. same or Passamaquoddies ) 1 a member of a North American Indian people inhabiting parts of eastern Maine and, formerly, southwestern New Brunswick. 2 the Algonquian language of this people. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language. ORIGIN from Passamaquoddy pestəmokhatíyək, ‘place where pollack are plentiful, ’ referring to Passamaquoddy Bay.

Passamaquoddy Bay

Pas sa ma quod dy Bay |ˌpasəməˈkwädē ˌpæsəməˌkwɑdi ˈbeɪ | (also Quoddy Bay ) an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, at the border of Maine and New Brunswick, noted for its powerful tides.

Passamaquoddy

Passamaquoddy |ˌpasəməˈkwɒdi | ▶noun ( pl. same or Passamaquoddies ) 1 a member of an American Indian people inhabiting parts of SE Maine and, formerly, SW New Brunswick. 2 [ mass noun ] the Algonquian language of the Passamaquoddy, now with few speakers. ▶adjective relating to the Passamaquoddy or their language. ORIGIN from a Micmac name for Passamaquoddy Bay, literally ‘place where pollack are plentiful ’.

Passamaquoddy Bay

Pas sa ma quod dy Bay |ˌpasəməˈkwädē ˌpæsəməˌkwɑdi ˈbeɪ | (also Quoddy Bay ) an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, at the border of Maine and New Brunswick, noted for its powerful tides.