Adirondack

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌædɪˈɹɑndæk/ === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== Adirondack (plural Adirondacks) A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec. ===== Derived terms ===== Adirondacks === Etymology 2 === Back-formation from Adirondacks. The mountains were named after the tribe. ==== Proper noun ==== Adirondack The Adirondacks (as a region). ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Abbreviation. ==== Noun ==== Adirondack (plural Adirondacks) Abbreviation of Adirondack lean-to.