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Coined by American ethnologist Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793 - 1864) from an element "Al" referring to Algonquin and an Algonquian term meaning "lake", "body of water".
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Algoma District
Al·go·ma Dis·trictToday it means: A district of Ontario, Canada. Full definition →