Blackfoot
noun
1.
a member of a North American tribe of Indians of Algonquian stock.
2.
the Algonquian language of the Blackfeet.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to the Blackfeet.
Origin:
1785–95; translation of Blackfoot siksíka
1785–95; translation of Blackfoot siksíka
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Blackfoot (ˈblækˌfʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , -feet, -foot | |
| 1. | a member of a group of Native American peoples formerly living in the northwestern Plains |
| 2. | any of the languages of these peoples, belonging to the Algonquian family |
| [C19: translation of Blackfoot Siksika] | |
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