algonkian

Adjective, Noun

Al=gon=ki=an

WORDNET DICTIONARY

algonkian(n = noun.person) algonkin - a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec; Array

is a kind of algonquian, algonquin

Derived form adjective algonkian₁

algonkian(n = noun.communication) algonkin - the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian; Array

is a kind of algonquian, algonquian language, algonquin

Derived form adjective algonkian₁

algonkian(a = adj.pert) algonquian, algonquin - of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language; Array

Derived forms noun algonkian₂, noun algonkian₁

algonkian, a.

Var. of Algonquian. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pertaining to or designating a period or era recognized by the United States Geological Survey and some other authorities, between the Archæan and the Paleozoic, from both of which it is generally separated in the record by unconformities. Algonkian rocks are both sedimentary and igneous. Although fossils are rare, life certainly existed in this period. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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