Algonquian Algonquian /ælˈɡɒŋkiən/

adjective

1. Of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language  ( Algonkian , Algonquian , Algonquin )
   of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language
   

noun

1. Family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains  ( Algonquian , Algonquian language , Algonquin )
   family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
   
2. A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast  ( Algonquian , Algonquin )
   a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast