Algoma District

English

Etymology

Coined by American ethnologist Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793 - 1864) from an element "Al" referring to Algonquin and an Algonquian term meaning "lake", "body of water".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ælˈɡoʊ.mɑ ˈdɪs.tɹɪkt/
  • Hyphenation: Al‧go‧ma Dis‧trict
  • Rhymes: -ɪstɹɪkt

Proper noun

Algoma District

  1. A district of Ontario, Canada.
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