Penobscot

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noun

One of a sovereign people indigenous to what is now Maritime Canada and the northeastern United States, particularly Maine.

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Meanings

nounPenobscot (plural Penobscots or Penobscot)

plural Penobscots

  1. One of a sovereign people indigenous to what is now Maritime Canada and the northeastern United States, particularly Maine.
proper noun
  1. An extinct Abenaki (Algonquian) language, spoken in parts of the northeastern United States and in Quebec, related to Western Abenaki.
  2. A town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Eastern AbenakiEastern Abnaki
Also see
eastern abenakieastern abnaki

Origin

From Penobscot Pawanobskewi.

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Translations

Polish penobskot
  • penobskotthe language
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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