Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of any of various Native American peoples formerly inhabiting northern New England and southeast Canada, with present-day populations in Maine and southern Quebec.
- noun Either or both of the two Eastern Algonquian languages of the Abenaki peoples.
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- proper noun in particular The
Western Abenaki language. - noun Collective plural of
Abenaki .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Samoset, an Abenaki Indian who could speak a little English, paid a friendly visit to the terrified colonists.
Lorna Bright: Giving Thanks Begins With Letting Go Lorna Bright 2011
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Samoset, an Abenaki Indian who could speak a little English, paid a friendly visit to the terrified colonists.
Lorna Bright: Giving Thanks Begins With Letting Go Lorna Bright 2011
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Well, it turned out that the Abenaki tribe really did attack Colonial Haverhill in 1696.
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Samoset, an Abenaki Indian who could speak a little English, paid a friendly visit to the terrified colonists.
Lorna Bright: Giving Thanks Begins With Letting Go Lorna Bright 2011
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Samoset, an Abenaki Indian who could speak a little English, paid a friendly visit to the terrified colonists.
Lorna Bright: Giving Thanks Begins With Letting Go Lorna Bright 2011
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Don't sweat the Seale/Dow review too much; Dow, whose standing as an Abenaki in Vermont is significant, was one of an armful of Native Americans who saw the book while in manuscript, and she chose not to say a word back when her thoughts could have been incorporated in the story.
how to take things for granted debreese_nambe 2009
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World Religions Pocket Book $.99: Learn about 680 religious traditions from Abenaki mythology to Zoroastrianism in easy-to-read, searchable summaries.
Cathleen Falsani: Need Religion? There's An App For That Cathleen Falsani 2010
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World Religions Pocket Book $.99: Learn about 680 religious traditions from Abenaki mythology to Zoroastrianism in easy-to-read, searchable summaries.
Cathleen Falsani: Need Religion? There's An App For That Cathleen Falsani 2010
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World Religions Pocket Book $.99: Learn about 680 religious traditions from Abenaki mythology to Zoroastrianism in easy-to-read, searchable summaries.
Cathleen Falsani: Need Religion? There's an App for That Cathleen Falsani 2010
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World Religions Pocket Book $.99: Learn about 680 religious traditions from Abenaki mythology to Zoroastrianism in easy-to-read, searchable summaries.
Cathleen Falsani: Need Religion? There's an App for That Cathleen Falsani 2010
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