algonkian

Definition of Algonkian in English :

1. algonkian, algonkin

a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec

2. algonkian, algonkin

the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian

3. algonkian, algonquian, algonquin

of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Algonkian

noun, adjective

1. an obsolete term for Proterozoic

2. a variant of Algonquian

adjective, noun

1. var. of

Algonquian

2. [sometimes a-]; Geology

Proterozoic

n.

1. Geology Late Proterozoic.

2. Variant of Algonquian.