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Adirondack¹

  • /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/ UK
  • /ˌædɪˈɹɑndæk/ US

Where it comes from

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.

noun Adirondacks

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

Adirondack²

  • /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/ UK
  • /ˌædɪˈɹɑndæk/ US

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. The Adirondacks (as a region).

Adirondack³

  • /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/ UK
  • /ˌædɪˈɹɑndæk/ US

Where it comes from

Abbreviation.

noun Adirondacks

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Adirondack lean-to

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"Adirondack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adirondack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Adirondack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adirondack

Chicago

"Adirondack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adirondack.

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@misc{adirondack_2026,
  title = {Adirondack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adirondack},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}