Malecite

noun

Mal·​e·​cite

variants or Maliseet

ˈmaləˌsēt,

ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗

plural Malecite or Malecites or Maliseet or Maliseets

1

a

: an Indian people of New Brunswick, Canada, and of the northernmost part of northeastern Maine

b

: a member of such people

2

: an Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquoddy peoples

Word History

Etymology

probably from Micmac Malisit

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