MOHEGAN


Meaning of MOHEGAN in English

[ 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'.

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