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  • 51Chinook — Chi•nook [[t]ʃɪˈnʊk, ˈnuk, tʃɪ [/t]] n. pl. nooks, (esp. collectively) nook. 1) peo a) a member of an American Indian people aboriginally inhabiting the N shore of the mouth of the Columbia River b) a member of any of a group of peoples including …

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  • 52Western Abenaki — West′ern Abena′ki n. peo an Eastern Algonquian language spoken aboriginally in New Hampshire and W Maine, and later in S Quebec …

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  • 53aboriginal — /æbəˈrɪdʒənəl / (say abuh rijuhnuhl) adjective of or relating to an aborigine or aborigines. {aborigin(e) + al1} –aboriginally, adverb …

  • 54aboriginal — [ab΄ə rij′ə nəl] adj. [< ABORIGINE + AL] 1. existing (in a place) from the beginning or from earliest days; first; indigenous 2. of or characteristic of aborigines n. an aboriginal animal, plant, or person SYN. NATIVE aboriginally adv …

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  • 55Aboriginal — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of races and natural phenomena) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists. 2 (usu. Aboriginal) of the Australian Aboriginals. n. 1 an aboriginal inhabitant. 2 (usu.… …

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  • 56aboriginal — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of races and natural phenomena) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists. 2 (usu. Aboriginal) of the Australian Aboriginals. n. 1 an aboriginal inhabitant. 2 (usu.… …

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  • 57Eastern Algonquian — a subgroup of the Algonquian language family, comprising the languages spoken aboriginally from Nova Scotia to northeastern North Carolina …

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