[ məʊ'hi:g(ə)n ]
(also Mohican )
■ noun ( plural same or ~s )
1》 a member of an American Indian people formerly inhabiting western parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Compare with Mahican .
2》 the extinct Algonquian language of the ~.
■ adjective relating to the ~ or their language.
Origin
from ~, lit. 'people of the tidal waters'.