# Potawatomi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɔtəˈwɑtəmi/ · frequency rank #99,718

## Definitions
1. A member of a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ojibwe boodawaadamii or Potawatomi Bodéwademi (“those who tend the fire”) (unsyncoped form of Bodéwadmi), from boodawaadam/bodewadm (“hearth”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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