Al·gon·quin / alˈgängk(w)ən/ (also Al·gon·kin) • n. 1. a member of a North American Indian people living in Canada along the Ottawa River and its tributaries and westward to the north of Lake Superior.2. the dialect of Ojibwa spoken by this people.• adj. of or relating to this people or their language.

Algonquin (Algonkin) Group of Canadian Native American tribes that gave their name to the Algonquian languages of North America. The Algonquin people occupied the Ottawa River area in c.ad 1600. Driven from their home by the Iroquois in the 17th century, they were eventually absorbed into other related tribes in Canada.