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ABNAKI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Abnaki mean?
• ABNAKI (noun)
The noun ABNAKI has 2 senses:
1. a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
2. the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot
Familiarity information: ABNAKI used as a noun is rare.
• ABNAKI (adjective)
The adjective ABNAKI has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the Abnakis or their language
Familiarity information: ABNAKI used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Abenaki; Abnaki
Hypernyms ("Abnaki" is a kind of...):
Algonquian; Algonquin (a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Abnaki" is a kind of...):
Algonquian; Algonquian language; Algonquin (family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Abnakis or their language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Abnaki (a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec)
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