Penobscot

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə nob′skot, -skət)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pe•nob•scot  (pə nob′skot, -skət),USA pronunciation n., pl. -scots, (esp. collectively) -scot for 2.
  1. Place Namesa river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 mi. (565 km) long.
  2. Anthropology, Language Varietiesa member of a North American Indian people of the Penobscot River valley.
  3. Language Varietiesthe Eastern Algonquian language of the Penobscot, a dialect of Abenaki.

'Penobscot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bangor - Penobscot Bay

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