Crossword clues for algonkian
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Algonkian \Al*gon"ki*an\, a.
Var. of Algonquian.
(Geol.) Pertaining to or designating a period or era recognized by the United States Geological Survey and some other authorities, between the Arch[ae]an and the Paleozoic, from both of which it is generally separated in the record by unconformities. Algonkian rocks are both sedimentary and igneous. Although fossils are rare, life certainly existed in this period. -- n. The Algonkian period or era, or system or group of systems.
Usage examples of "algonkian".
The present tenants are red-skinned, speak Algonkian, and have a mythology but no literature.
My mother was an Algonkian Indian--the Princess White Star, a proud and noble woman, who was separated from her people when a child and reared in a southern convent.
The important character of the Algonkian myths is the Great Hare, whose name was Manabozho, and he did valiant battle with giants and cannibals and witches.
Or one of the remnant Algonkian tribes to the north, the Nanticokes or the Tuteloes?
Captain Miles Standish, the leader of a group of religious fanatics from England, who believed in the imminent arrival of Armageddon in Europe, invited a local tribe of Algonkian Indians, the Wampanoag, to join them for a dinner celebrating the good fortune that had seen their immigrant community established in New England.
One tribe was the Munsee Lenape, or Delaware, who were culturally related to the Algonkian.