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Timiskaming

Timiskaming noun: a tribe of North American Indians.

Noun

Timiskaming pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A tribe of North American Indians.
    • The Temiscaming live between Lake Temiscaming and Lake Abitibi in Northeastern Ontario.

Proper noun

Timiskaming

  1. The lake near which the Timiskaming First Nation lives.
  2. A district of Ontario, Canada.

Synonyms of Timiskaming

Forms of Timiskaming

alternative formTemiskaming

Origin of Timiskaming

From the Temiscaming people's spoken language. Alternate spellings from the 1700s: Temiscaming, Timiscaming, Temiscamin, Temescaming.

Phrases with Timiskaming

Questions about Timiskaming

What does Timiskaming mean?
Timiskaming means a tribe of North American Indians.
What part of speech is Timiskaming?
Timiskaming can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Timiskaming in the dictionary

  1. timing it out
  2. timing out
  3. timings
  4. timiperone
  5. timish
  6. Timiskaming
  7. Timiskaming District
  8. Timisoara
  9. timist
  10. timists
  11. Timiș

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