Atikamekw

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/ətɪkəˈmɛk/

noun

Any of the indigenous inhabitants of the area they refer to as Nitaskinan ("Our Land") in Saint-Maurice, Quebec.

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Meanings

nounAtikamekw (plural Atikamekw)
  1. Any of the indigenous inhabitants of the area they refer to as Nitaskinan ("Our Land") in Saint-Maurice, Quebec.
proper noun
  1. Their language, part of the Cree subgroup of Algonquian.

    Synonyms: Nehirowimowin, Nehiromowin

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounTheir language, part of the Cree subgroup of Algonquian.

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NehirowimowinNehiromowin
Also see
nehirowimowin

Origin

  1. Atikamekwatikamekw“whitefish”
  2. EnglishAtikamekw

Borrowed from Atikamekw atikamekw (“whitefish”); recorded as Atikamegouékhi in early documents.

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Translations

French atikamekw
  • atikamekwAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Russian атикаме́к
  • атикаме́к (atikamék)Algonquian language spoken by this people
Turkish Atikamekçe
  • AtikamekçeAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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