Timiskaming

The lake near which the Timiskaming First Nation lives.

Proper noun

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

    Synonyms: Timiskaming District

Origin

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

Forms

Temiskaming

Noun

  1. A tribe of North American Indians.
    • The Temiscaming live between Lake Temiscaming and Lake Abitibi in Northeastern Ontario.

Forms

Temiskaming