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- Narragansett · borrowed fromaquidnet
- English todayAquidneck Island
Borrowed from Narragansett aquidnet. Compare Proto-Algonquian *akwinteᐧwi (“in the water”), Mi'kmaq egwitg.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aquidneck Island
Today it means: An island of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States, comprising the towns of Portsmouth, Middletown, and Newport. Full definition →
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