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Passamaquoddy

Passamaquoddy noun: a member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).

Noun

Passamaquoddy (plural Passamaquoddies or Passamaquoddy)

  1. A member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
    Synonyms:
    Peskotomuhkati

Proper noun

Passamaquoddy

  1. The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy, still spoken in Maine and New Brunswick.
    Synonyms:
    Peskotomuhkati

Synonyms of Passamaquoddy

Forms of Passamaquoddy

pluralPassamaquoddies
pluralPassamaquoddy

Origin of Passamaquoddy

From Malecite-Passamaquoddy Peskotomuhkat (“those who spear pollock / those who live where there are pollock”).

Words formed from Passamaquoddy

Phrases with Passamaquoddy

Questions about Passamaquoddy

What does Passamaquoddy mean?
Passamaquoddy means a member of an Algonquian people who reside in Maine (US) and New Brunswick (Canada).
What part of speech is Passamaquoddy?
Passamaquoddy can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Passamaquoddy?
The plural of Passamaquoddy is Passamaquoddies.

Words near Passamaquoddy in the dictionary

  1. Passalacquas
  2. passalid
  3. passalids
  4. passaloid
  5. Passamaquoddies
  6. Passamaquoddy
  7. Passamaquoddy Bay
  8. passament
  9. passaments
  10. passamezzi
  11. passamezzo

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