MANDAN


Meaning of MANDAN in English

[ 'mand(ə)n ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of an American Indian people formerly living along the northern reaches of the Missouri River.

2》 the Siouan language of the ~.

Origin

from N. Amer. Fr. ~e , prob. from Dakota Sioux mawátãna .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.