Crow
See also: crow
English
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Etymology 1
[edit]From French gens de corbeaux, calque of Dakota apsáaloke (“crow people”). Compare Crow Apsáalooke.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Crow (plural Crows or Crow)
- A member of a Native American tribe of southern Montana.
- Synonym: Crow Indian
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Proper noun
[edit]Crow
- (linguistics) The Siouan language of this tribe.
- Synonym: (obsolete) Absaroki
Further reading
[edit]- Ethnologue entry for Crow, cro
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Etymology 2
[edit]- From Middle English Crowe, as an Old English surname, related to crow.
- As an Irish surname, from mac Conchradha. See McEnroe.
- Also as an Irish surname, calque of Irish fiach (“crow, raven”) (see also Fee).
Proper noun
[edit]Crow
- A surname.
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