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... Michigan , Michillimackinac , Mackinac , Mackinaw . One of the best known U. S. placenames derived from an Al- gonquian language is Michigan , applied in particular to a state and to one of the Great Lakes . But this is only one of a ...
... Michigan , Michillimackinac , Mackinac , Mackinaw . One of the best known U. S. placenames derived from an Al- gonquian language is Michigan , applied in particular to a state and to one of the Great Lakes . But this is only one of a ...
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... Michigan ( Cheboygan Co. ) and in other states , for example Illinois ( Tazewell Co. ) ; but some of these placenames may be borrowed directly from Algonquian words for " turtle " rather than from the Michigan name . In Montana ...
... Michigan ( Cheboygan Co. ) and in other states , for example Illinois ( Tazewell Co. ) ; but some of these placenames may be borrowed directly from Algonquian words for " turtle " rather than from the Michigan name . In Montana ...
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... Michigan , de l'Ohio , de l'Indiana , et de l'Illinois ( Toupin 1996 ) . On peut dès lors imaginer l'ampleur des ... Michigan Lake George ( New York ) The Bend ( Michigan ) Tiffin River ( Indiana ) Niles ( Michigan ) Fort Wayne ( Indiana ) ...
... Michigan , de l'Ohio , de l'Indiana , et de l'Illinois ( Toupin 1996 ) . On peut dès lors imaginer l'ampleur des ... Michigan Lake George ( New York ) The Bend ( Michigan ) Tiffin River ( Indiana ) Niles ( Michigan ) Fort Wayne ( Indiana ) ...
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American Indian placenames in the United States | 15 |
the derivation and referent of an old puzzle | 39 |
Placenames derived from Chinook Jargon in the state | 57 |
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