Pronunciation: /ˌmɒntanˈjeɪ/
noun (plural )
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1a member of an American Indian people living in a vast area of Canada from north of the Gulf of St Lawrence to the southern shores of Hudson Bay.
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2 [mass noun] the Algonquian language of the Montagnais, closely related to Cree. It has about 7,000 speakers.
adjective
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relating to the Montagnais or their language.
