Timiskaming

English

Alternative forms

• Temiskaming

Etymology

From the Temiscaming people's spoken language. Alternate spellings from the 1700s: Temiscaming, Timiscaming, Temiscamin, Temescaming.

Noun

Timiskaming pl (plural only)

1. A tribe of North American Indians.

   The Temiscaming live between Lake Temiscaming and Lake Abitibi in Northeastern Ontario.

Proper noun

Timiskaming

1. The lake near which the Timiskaming First Nation lives.
2. A district of Ontario, Canada.

   Synonym: Timiskaming District

French

Etymology

The name of the reserve is derived from that of a nearby lake, derived in turn from an Algonquin source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.mis.ka.mɛ̃ɡ/
• Hyphenation: Ti‧mis‧ka‧ming
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃ɡ

Proper noun

Timiskaming m

1. A Native American reserve in Témiscamingue, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.