Mi'kmaq
/ˈmɪkmæk/ adj, name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of an Indigenous people residing in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Quebec, and in the U.S. cities of Boston and New York City.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to the Mi'kmaq people, language, or culture. not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 The polysynthetic Eastern Algonquian language spoken by this people, closely related to Maliseet and Passamaquoddy.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From Mi'kmaq Míkmaq.