Timiskaming
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Temiscaming people's spoken language. Alternate spellings from the 1700s: Temiscaming, Timiscaming, Temiscamin, Temescaming.
Noun
[edit]Timiskaming pl (plural only)
- A tribe of North American Indians.
- The Temiscaming live between Lake Temiscaming and Lake Abitibi in Northeastern Ontario.
Proper noun
[edit]Timiskaming
- The lake near which the Timiskaming First Nation lives.
- A district of Ontario, Canada.
- Synonym: Timiskaming District
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The name of the reserve is derived from that of a nearby lake, derived in turn from an Algonquin source.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Timiskaming m
- A Native American reserve in Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
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