Algonquin

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Algonquin \Al*gon"quin\, Algonkin \Al*gon"kin\, prop. n.
     One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many
     distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern
     and eastern part of North America. The name was originally
     applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St.
     Lawrence.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Algonquin
       adj : of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or
             language [syn: {Algonquian}, {Algonkian}]
       n 1: 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 [syn: {Algonquian}]
       2: family of North American Indian languages spoken from
          Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
          [syn: {Algonquian}, {Algonquian language}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Algonquin, IL (village, FIPS 685)
    Location: 42.16423 N, 88.30046 W
    Population (1990): 11663 (3975 housing units)
    Area: 13.6 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Algonquin, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    23276
     Housing Units (2000): 7952
     Land area (2000):     9.832020 sq. miles (25.464813 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.163586 sq. miles (0.423687 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    9.995606 sq. miles (25.888500 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            00685
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             42.162741 N, 88.302571 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Algonquin, IL
      Algonquin
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Algonquin, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
     Population (2000):    1361
     Housing Units (2000): 606
     Land area (2000):     1.067079 sq. miles (2.763721 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.048084 sq. miles (5.304512 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.115163 sq. miles (8.068233 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            00712
     Located within:       Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
     Location:             38.584385 N, 76.096703 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Algonquin, MD
      Algonquin