Penobscot
[puh-nob-skot, -skuh t] /pəˈnɒb skɒt, -skət/
noun, plural Penobscots (especially collectively) Penobscot for 2.
1.
a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.
2.
a member of a North American Indian people of the Penobscot River valley.
3.
the Eastern Algonquian language of the Penobscot, a dialect of Abenaki.
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