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Blackfoot

1 American  
[blak-foot] / ˈblækˌfʊt /

noun

plural

Blackfeet,

plural

Blackfoot

  1. a member of a North American tribe of Indians of Algonquian stock.

  2. the Algonquian language of the Blackfeet.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Blackfeet.

Blackfoot 2 American  
[blak-foot] / ˈblækˌfʊt /

noun

  1. a town in SE Idaho.

Blackfoot British  
/ ˈblækˌfʊt /

noun

  1. a member of a group of Native American peoples formerly living in the northwestern Plains

  2. any of the languages of these peoples, belonging to the Algonquian family

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Etymology

Origin of Blackfoot

First recorded in 1785–95; translation of Blackfoot siksíka

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