ˌwämpəˈnōˌag also ˌwȯm- noun
( plural wampanoag or wampanoags )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Natick Wampan-ohke, literally, eastern land, from wampan white, light, of the dawn + ohke land, earth
1. : an Indian people of Rhode Island east of Narragansett Bay and neighboring parts of Massachusetts
2. : a member of the Wampanoag people