From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Algonquin \Al*gon"quin\, Algonkin \Al*gon"kin\, noun 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. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: of or relating to an Algonquian tribe or its people or language [syn: {Algonquian}, {Algonkian}]
noun
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
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