penobscot

Thân thiện

The Penobscot River flows through the forested landscape of Maine.

Definition

Noun: 1. A river in central Maine, USA: A major river system flowing into Penobscot Bay on the Atlantic coast. 2. A member of an Indigenous people: A person belonging to the Penobscot Nation, an Algonquian-speaking people historically part of the Wabanaki Confederacy (also referenced historically as the Abnaki confederacy), whose homeland is the Penobscot River Valley in what is now northern Maine.

Usage Examples

• As a geographical feature (river):
  • The Penobscot is one of the longest rivers in New England.
  • They went fishing on the Penobscot River.
• As a people or member of a nation:
  • The Penobscot have lived along the river for thousands of years.
  • She is a citizen of the Penobscot Nation.

Advanced Usage

• Used attributively: The term is often used as an adjective to describe things related to the river or the people, though it remains capitalized as a proper noun.
  • Penobscot culture, Penobscot territory, Penobscot Bay.

Variants and Related Words

• Penobscot Nation (n): The federally recognized sovereign tribal nation of the Penobscot people.
• Penobscot Bay (n): The bay on the Maine coast into which the Penobscot River flows.

Synonyms

• For the people: Penobscot Indian, Member of the Penobscot Nation. (Note: "Abnaki" or "Abenaki" is a broader historical confederacy name, not a direct synonym for the specific Penobscot people.)

Notes on Meaning

The word "Penobscot" inherently refers to both a specific place and the Indigenous people whose identity and name are derived from that place. The two meanings are intrinsically linked. When used alone, context typically clarifies whether the reference is to the river or the people.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay
2. a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine

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• Penobscot
• Penobscot River