Penobscot
English
Etymology
From Penobscot Pawanobskewi.
Proper noun
Penobscot
- A Native American nation or tribe.
- An extinct Abenaki (Algonquian) language, spoken in parts of the northeastern United States and in Quebec, related to Western Abenaki.
- A town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
Synonyms
- Eastern Abenaki, Eastern Abnaki
Derived terms
- Penobscot County
Translations
the language
Noun
Penobscot (plural Penobscots)
- One of a sovereign people indigenous to what is now Maritime Canada and the northeastern United States, particularly Maine.
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Penobscot, aaq
