Penobscot
Pe·nob·scot
noun \pə-ˈnäb-ˌskät, -skət\ plural Pe·nob·scot or Pe·nob·scots
Definition of PENOBSCOT
: a member of an American Indian people of the Penobscot River valley and Penobscot Bay region of Maine
Origin of PENOBSCOT
earlier Panawamske, from Eastern Abenaki pαnáwαhpskek, a village name, literally, where the rocks widen
First Known Use: 1624
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