Timiskaming

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Temiscaming people's spoken language. Alternate spellings from the 1700s: Temiscaming, Timiscaming, Temiscamin, Temescaming.

Noun

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Timiskaming pl (plural only)

  1. A tribe of North American Indians.
    The Temiscaming live between Lake Temiscaming and Lake Abitibi in Northeastern Ontario.

Proper noun

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Timiskaming

  1. The lake near which the Timiskaming First Nation lives.
  2. A district of Ontario, Canada.
    Synonym: Timiskaming District

French

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Etymology

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The name of the reserve is derived from that of a nearby lake, derived in turn from an Algonquin source.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ti.mis.ka.mɛ̃ɡ/
  • Hyphenation: Ti‧mis‧ka‧ming
  • Rhymes: -ɛ̃ɡ

Proper noun

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Timiskaming m

  1. A Native American reserve in Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.