Penobscot
Americannoun
PLURAL
Penobscots,PLURAL
Penobscot-
a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.
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a member of a North American Indian people of the Penobscot River valley.
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the Eastern Algonquian language of the Penobscot, a dialect of Abenaki.
Example Sentences
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Just up the coast, on the Gulf of Maine, a Penobscot Indian legend survives about a colorful character named Gluscabi, redolent of Shakespeare’s Wise Fools.
From Washington Post
Charles Shay, 96, a Penobscot Native American who now lives in Normandy, is expected to be the only veteran present in person.
From Washington Times
Molly, who is a member of the Penobscot Nation, burns down the local mill in a radical act of land reclamation.
From New York Times
In Penobscot County, a community health center hosted clinics inside the jail.
From Washington Times
A renaming advisory committee wrongly accused Paul Revere of seeking to colonize the Penobscot people.
From Seattle Times
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