Adirondack

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌædɪˈɹɑndæk/

From the Mohawk ratirontaks, atirú:taks, hatiron'taks (“they eat trees”), a term applied by the Mohawks indiscriminately to other tribes, including the French and English, but especially other Native Americans who ate bark and buds when other food sources were scarce.

Adirondack (plural Adirondacks)

1. A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.

• Adirondacks

Back-formation from Adirondacks. The mountains were named after the tribe.

Adirondack

1. The Adirondacks (as a region).

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Adirondack (plural Adirondacks)

1. Abbreviation of Adirondack lean-to.