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Passamaquoddy

Pronunciation: /ˌpasəməˈkwɒdi/
Definition of Passamaquoddy

noun (plural same or Passamaquoddies)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people inhabiting parts of SE Maine and, formerly, SW New Brunswick.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Algonquian language of the Passamaquoddy, now with few speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Passamaquoddy or their language.

Origin:

from a Micmac name for Passamaquoddy Bay, literally 'place where pollack are plentiful'

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