This city is located on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe nation.
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Algonquin
//ælˈɡɑːŋk(w)ɪn//
Synonyms for "algonquin" (7 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (3)
Noun(1 words)
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Algonquin
4 entries- anicinâbemowin name (language)
- ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ name (language)
- Anicinàpe noun (people)
- Anicinâbe noun (people)
German
1 entries- Algonkin name (language)
Portuguese
2 entries- algonquino name (language)
- algonquinos noun (people)
Russian
1 entries- алгонки́н noun (people)
Swahili
2 entries- Kialgonkwini name (language)
- Mwalgonkwini noun (people)
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Some of the rivers that feed the bay have American Indian names like Potomac, Susquehanna and Rappahannock. The bay supported native societies for thousands of years. The name Chesapeake comes from an Algonquin Indian word often defined as "great shellfish bay."
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