Algonquin
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Algonquin or Algonquian—and the variation Algonki(a)n—may refer to:
Languages and peoples
[edit]- Algonquian languages, a large subfamily of Native American languages in a wide swath of eastern North America from Canada to Virginia
- Algonquin language, the language of the Algonquin people in Canada, for which the Algonquian languages group is named
- Algonquian peoples, Indigenous tribes of North America composed of people who speak the Algonquian languages
- Algonquin people, a subgroup of Algonquian people who speak the Algonquin language and live in Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Arts and media
[edit]- Algonquin (film), a 2013 Canadian film
- Algonquin Books, an imprint of Workman Publishing Company
- Algonquin, a fictional island, based on Manhattan, in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV
- A dog from the 1988 film Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Buildings and institutions
[edit]- The Algonquin, a hotel in St. Andrews, New Brunswick
- Algonquin Club, Boston, Massachusetts
- Algonquin Hotel, New York City
- Algonquin Round Table, a group of New York writers, critics, actors and wits who regularly congregated at the Algonquin Hotel
- Algonquin Power & Utilities, a utility company operating in North America
- Algonquin Radio Observatory, a radio telescope research facility in the Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
- Algonquin Regional High School, located in Northborough, Massachusetts
- Algonquin College, a college in Ontario, Canada
Military
[edit]- French ship Algonquin (1753), ship built in Quebec City, New France
- The Algonquin Regiment (Northern Pioneers), an infantry regiment in the Canadian Forces
- HMCS Algonquin, at least two ships of the Canadian Navy
- USAHS Algonquin, a 1926 hospital ship of the United States Army Transportation Service
- USS Algonquin, at least three ships of the United States Navy
Places
[edit]- Glacial Lake Algonquin, a North American proglacial lake at the time of the last ice age
Canada
[edit]- Algonquin, Ontario, a community in the township of Augusta
- Algonquin Highlands, Ontario, a township
- South Algonquin, Ontario, a township
- Algonquin Provincial Park, a provincial park in Ontario
- Algonquin Island, one of the Toronto Islands in Ontario
United States
[edit]- Algonquin, Illinois
- Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois
- Algonquin, Louisville, Kentucky
- Algonquin, Maryland
- Algonquin, Michigan
- Algonkian Regional Park, Virginia
- Algonquin Peak, the second highest mountain in New York state
- "Algonquin", A 12,574' peak in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado
- "Algonquin", also a small Northwestern community located in the city limits of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan