Aroostook

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noun

A member of a tribe of the Mi'kmaq Native American people of Aroostook County, Maine.

OriginMalecite-Passamaquoddy Wool-ahs-took →
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Meanings

nounAroostook (plural Aroostooks or Aroostook)

plural Aroostooks

  1. A member of a tribe of the Mi'kmaq Native American people of Aroostook County, Maine.
proper noun
  1. A tributary of the Saint John River in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
  2. A village in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Origin

  1. Malecite-PassamaquoddyWool-ahs-took“good river for everything”
  2. EnglishAroostook

From Malecite-Passamaquoddy Wool-ahs-took (“good river for everything”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Aroostook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aroostook

MLA

“Aroostook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aroostook. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aroostook,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aroostook.

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