Definition of Montagnais

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Mon·tag·nais    (mntn-y) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. Montagnais

1. 1. A Native American people inhabiting an extensive area in Quebec and Labrador.
   2. A member of this people.
2. The Algonquian language of the Montagnais and Naskapi.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Canadian French, from French montagne, mountain ; see Montagnard

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