About The Word Algonkian
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Algonkian
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What's The Definition Of Algonkian?
[n] the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian people
[n] a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec [adj] of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language Synonyms | Synonyms for Algonkian: Algonkin | Algonkin | Algonquian | Algonquin Related Terms | Find terms related to Algonkian: See Also | Algonquian | Algonquian | Algonquian language | Algonquin | Algonquin Algonkian In Webster's Dictionary \Al*gon"ki*an\, a.
1. Var. of {Algonquian}.
2. (Geol.) Pertaining to or designating a period or era
recognized by the United States Geological Survey and some
other authorities, between the Arch[ae]an 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. -- n. The Algonkian
period or era, or system or group of systems.
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