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Quinnipiac

noun
Quin·​ni·​pi·​ac | \ˈkwinəpēˌak\
plural Quinnipiac or Quinnipiacs

Definition of Quinnipiac 

1a : an extinct Algonquian people of central Connecticut

b : a member of such people

2 : the Algonquian language of the Quinnipiac people

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