Wabanaki

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proper noun

A confederation of Native American nations/First Nations and their traditional territories that stretches from Newfoundland in the north, to mid-Maine in the south, and parts of Quebec in the west.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. anthropologyA confederation of Native American nations/First Nations and their traditional territories that stretches from Newfoundland in the north, to mid-Maine in the south, and parts of Quebec in the west.
  2. A region of North America, translated in English as "Dawnland," that covers the Maritime provinces, New England, and Newfoundland

Origin

From the inflected Algonquin root words wab "light, east" and aki "land", meaning people of the first light or land of the dawn.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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