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Potawatomi
noun
Pot·a·wat·o·mi
\ˌpätəˈwätəmē\
variants: less commonly
Potawatami
orPottawattomi
orPottawattami
\ˌpätəˈwätəmē\Definition of Potawatomi
Potawatomi
orPotawatomis
1a : an Indian people of the lower peninsula of Michigan and adjoining states b : a member of such people
2 : the Algonquian language of the Potawatomi people
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