Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ALGONQUIN; ALGONKIN
ALGONQUIN; ALGONKIN Al *gon "quin, Al *gon "kin, n.
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Algonquin
Al gon quin |alˈgäNGk (w )in ælˈɡɑŋkwən |(also Algonkin |-kin |) ▶noun 1 a member of a North American Indian people living in Canada along the Ottawa River and its tributaries and westward to the north of Lake Superior. 2 the dialect of Ojibwa spoken by this people. ▶adjective of or relating to this people or their language. ORIGIN French, contraction of obsolete Algoumequin, probably from Malecite elægómogwik meaning ‘they are our relatives or allies. ’ usage: The use of Algonquin to refer generically to the Algonquian peoples or their languages is incorrect.
Oxford Dictionary
Algonquin
Algonquin |alˈgɒŋkwɪn |(also Algonkin ) ▶noun 1 a member of an American Indian people living in Canada along the Ottawa River and its tributaries and westward to the north of Lake Superior. 2 [ mass noun ] the Algonquian language of the Algonquin people, with about 3,000 speakers. ▶adjective relating to the Algonquin people or their language. ORIGIN French, contraction of obsolete Algoumequin, from a Micmac word meaning ‘at the place of spearing fish and eels ’.
French Dictionary
algonquin
algonquin , ine adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Relatif aux Amérindiens algonquins. : La culture algonquine, des projets algonquins. Un Algonquin, une Algonquine. Note Grammaticale L ’Office de la langue française a recommandé que le pluriel des noms de peuples amérindiens se forme suivant les règles du français, c ’est-à -dire par l ’adjonction d ’un s lorsque la dernière lettre du mot le permet. On aura donc: un Algonquin, des Algonquins. Par ailleurs, le féminin se forme de la façon suivante: un Algonquin, une Algonquine. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule.
Spanish Dictionary
algonquino, -na
algonquino, -na adjetivo 1 Relativo a un conjunto de pueblos amerindios que habitaron en el norte de Estados Unidos de América y en Canadá, o a sus individuos .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que pertenece a uno de estos pueblos .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Familia de lenguas habladas por estas tribus, que comprende varios idiomas :lenguas algonquinas .
The Wordsmith Dictionary