/ Dictionary / Index A Algonquin: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Al•gon•quin Pronunciation: (al-gong'kin, -kwin), [key] — n., pl. adj. -quins, -quin —n. a member of a group of North American Indian tribes formerly along the Ottawa River and the northern tributaries of the St. Lawrence. their speech, a dialect of Ojibwa, of the Algonquian family of languages. Algonquian. —adj. Algonquian. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: algonquin (Thesaurus) Algonquian Algonquin Park Related Content Daily Word Quiz: beseech Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language