Maliseet

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/ˈmæləˌsiːt/

noun

A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.

OriginMi'kmaq Malesse'jik →
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Meanings

nounMaliseet (plural Maliseets or Maliseet)

plural Maliseets · alternative Malecite

  1. A member of an Algonquian-speaking Native American people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, indigenous to the Saint John River valley and its tributaries, crossing the borders of New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and Maine in the United States.
proper noun

alternative Malecite

  1. The Algonquian language of these people, a dialect of Malecite-Passamaquoddy.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wolastoqey

Origin

  1. Mi'kmaqMalesse'jik“broken talkers”
  2. EnglishMaliseet

From Mi'kmaq Malesse'jik (“broken talkers”) — the Mi'kmaq perceived the Maliseet as speaking a broken version of Mi'kmaq.

More words from Mi'kmaq

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

EelamistmetalisemesilateSalemite
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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