First Known Use: 1624
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Penobscot
noun Pe·nob·scot \pə-ˈnäb-ˌskät, -skət\
plural Pe·nob·scot or Pe·nob·scots
Definition of PENOBSCOT
: a member of an American Indian people of the Penobscot River valley and Penobscot Bay region of Maine
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Origin of PENOBSCOT
earlier Panawamske, from Eastern Abenaki pαnáwαhpskek, a village name, literally, where the rocks widen
Penobscot
geographical name Pe·nob·scot \pə-ˈnäb-ˌskät, -skət\
Definition of PENOBSCOT
river 101 miles (162 kilometers) cen Maine flowing S into Penobscot Bay (inlet of the Atlantic)
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