Madawaska

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proper noun

A river that flows from Lake Témiscouata in Quebec to join the Saint John River at Edmundston, New Brunswick.

OriginMi'kmaq matues →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river that flows from Lake Témiscouata in Quebec to join the Saint John River at Edmundston, New Brunswick.
  2. A river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Ontario, Canada.
  3. historical(full name: Republic of Madawaska) An unrecognized state in what is now the northwestern corner of Madawaska County, New Brunswick, and adjacent areas of Aroostook County in the US state of Maine and of Quebec.
  4. A community within the township of South Algonquin in Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States, across the St. John River from Canada, opposite the Madawaska River at Edmundston.

Origin

  1. Mi'kmaqmatues“porcupine”
  2. EnglishMadawaska

Derived from Mi'kmaq matues (“porcupine”) + kak (“place”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Madawaska. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madawaska

MLA

“Madawaska.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madawaska. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Madawaska,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Madawaska.

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