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plural noun

  1. of Blackfoot

Blackfoot (ˈblækˌfʊt Pronunciation for Blackfoot ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. (plural) -feet, -foot. a member of a group of Native American peoples formerly living in the northwestern Plains
  2. any of the languages of these peoples, belonging to the Algonquian family

Word Origin

C19: translation of Blackfoot Siksika

Example Sentences Including 'Blackfeet'

Alberta is their last stronghold in Canada, among the Blackfeet Confederacy (Blood, Sarcee, Peigan, Siksika).
Globe and Mail (2003)
Montana is still home to several Native American tribes, including the Blackfeet , Flathead, Cheyenne and Crow.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
The Blackfeet have used angled Sioux-type bonnets for a long time, but their ancient bonnets were of a more "straight up" design.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Wyeth meanwhile was fighting pitched battles with Blackfeet Indians on his way to Oregon.
Gavin Weightman THE FROZEN WATER TRADE (2002)

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