"Wabanaki" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the inflected Algonquin root words wab "light, east" and aki "land", meaning people of the first light or land of the dawn. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wabanaki
  1. (anthropology) A confederation of Native American nations/First Nations and their traditional territories that stretches from Newfoundland in the north, to mid-Maine in the south, and parts of Quebec in the west. Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-Wabanaki-en-name-OyyT87g0 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
  2. A region of North America, translated in English as "Dawnland," that covers the Maritime provinces, New England, and Newfoundland
    Sense id: en-Wabanaki-en-name-P6ww002M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Wabanakia, Wabanaki Confederacy
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