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Mi'kmaq

[ mik-mak ]

noun

, plural Mi'k·maq
  1. Also called Mi’k·maw [mik, -maw]. a member of a North American Indian people now living mostly in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
  2. the Algonquian language of these people.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Mi'kmaq or their language.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mi'kmaq1

First recorded in 1755–65; from French Micmac, from Mi'kmaq m'ikmaq “allies”

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