NARRAGANSET

Meaning of NARRAGANSET in English

/nar'euh gan"sit/ , n. , pl. Narragansets , ( esp. collectively ) Narraganset .

Narragansett.

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NARRAGANSET — noun see: ~t
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NARRAGANSET — ˌnarəˈgan(t)sə̇t, -gaan- also ˌner-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( plural narraganset or narragansets ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: probably modification of …
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NARRAGANSET — see Narragansett
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NARRAGANSET — [Nar.ra.gan.set] or Nar.ra.gan.sett n, pl Narraganset or Narragansets or Narragansett or Narragansetts (1622) 1: a member of an American Indian …
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NARRAGANSET — Algonquian-speaking Indian tribe that occupied most of what is now Rhode Island west of Narragansett Bay. They were grouped in …
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NARRAGANSET — Narraganset, Narrangansett BrE AmE ˌnær ə ˈɡæn t s ɪt ◂ -ət ˌner- ▶ ˌ Narra ˌ gansett ˈ Bay …
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NARRAGANSET — см Narragansett
NARRAGANSET — ( Narragansett) 1. 1) наррагансеты Индейское племя, жившее на территории современного штата Род-Айленд; в XVII в. насчитывало 4 тыс. человек. …
NARRAGANSETT — also Narraganset noun (plural -sett or -setts; also -set or -sets) Etymology: modification of ~ Nahicans, Nayohygunsic, locale on ~ …
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QUAHOG — I. noun also qua·haug or quo·hog or quo·haug ˈkwȯˌhȯg, ˈk(w)ōˌ-, -ˌhäg ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Narraganset poquaûhock, …
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POWWOW — I. ˈpau̇ˌwau̇ noun ( -s ) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick pauwau conjurer, he uses divination, Narraganset powwaw …
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MOHAWK — I. ˈmōˌhȯk noun ( -s ; see sense 1 ) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Narraganset Mohowaùuck Mohawk, literally, …
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WAMPUMPEAG — -pəmˌpēg noun ( -s ) Etymology: Narraganset wampompeag — more at wampum : wampum ; especially : wampum made of …
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WAMPUM — ˈwämpəm also ˈwȯmp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for wampumpeag, from Narraganset wampompeag, from wampan white + api string …
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TAUTOG — noun or tau·taug tȯˈtȯg, -ˈtäg ( -s ) Etymology: Narraganset tautauog, plural of taut, tautau : a common food and …
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SUCCOTASH — ˈsəkəˌtash, -taa(ə)sh, -taish noun ( -es ) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Narraganset msəkwataš something broken into pieces (as …
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SQUETEAGUE — noun or squi·teague skwə̇ˈtēg ; also sque·tee -ē ( plural squeteague or squiteague also squetee ) Etymology: Narraganset pesukwiteaug, plural, …
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SEWAN — noun also sea·wan ˈsēˌwän ; or sea·want -nt ( -s ) Etymology: Dutch (New Amsterdam) sewan, zeewan, zeewant, of Algonquian …
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SCUPPAUG — (ˌ)skəˈpȯg noun ( -s ) Etymology: Narraganset mishcùppaûog, plural of mishcùp : scup a
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SCUP — ˈskəp noun ( plural scup also scups ) Etymology: Narraganset mishcùp, from mishe big + kuppe close together; from its …
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SAMP — ˈsamp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Narraganset nasaump corn mush, soup : coarse hominy or a boiled cereal made from …
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SACHEM — ˈsāchəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Narraganset & Pequot sachima, sachimau 1. : a No. American Indian chief ; specifically …
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PEQUOT — ˈpēˌkwät noun ( plural pequot or pequots ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: probably modification of Narraganset paquatanog destroyers 1. a. …
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PEAG — noun also peage ˈpēg ; or peak -ēk ( -s ) Etymology: Narraganset wampompeag — more at wampum : wampum
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PAPOOSE — noun also pap·poose paˈpüs, pəˈ- ( -s ) Etymology: Narraganset papoòs child, literally, very small, very young : a young …
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NOCAKE — ˈnōˌkāk noun Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Narraganset nokehick parched corn meal, literally, it is soft, Natick nookhic : …
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NETOP — ˈnēˌtäp noun ( -s ) Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Narraganset netoup my friend, companion, Abnaki nidanbé chiefly New …
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NASAUMP — nəˈsȯmp noun ( -s ) Etymology: Narraganset : hominy
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MUMMICHOG — noun also mum·ma·chog ˈməməˌchäg ; or mum·my·chog -mēˌ- ( -s ) Etymology: Narraganset moamitteaúg, literally, they go in great numbers …
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NIANTIC — Algonquian-speaking woodland Indians of southern New England. The Eastern Niantic lived on the western coast of what is now Rhode …
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KING PHILIP'S WAR — (167576), in British-American colonial history, war between Indians and English settlers, the bloodiest conflict in 17th-century New England, temporarily devastating …
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