PEQUOT

Meaning of PEQUOT in English

[ 'pi:kwɒt ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of an American Indian people of southern New England.

2》 the extinct Algonquian language of the ~.

Origin

from Narragansett paquatanog 'destroyers'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PEQUOT — noun Etymology: Narragansett Pequttôog Date: 1631 a member of an American Indian people of what is now eastern Connecticut
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEQUOT — North American Indian people now living in eastern Connecticut, U.S. Pequot is an Algonquian language, and the name is derived …
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PEQUOT — ˈpēˌkwät noun ( plural pequot or pequots ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: probably modification of Narraganset paquatanog destroyers 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEQUOT — /pee"kwot/ , n. , pl. Pequots , ( esp. collectively ) Pequot . a member of a powerful tribe of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEQUOT — n. American Indian tribe which inhabited southeastern Connecticut (was almost entirely wiped out during the Pequot War in 1637); member …
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PEQUOT — noun Etymology: Narragansett Pequttôog Date: 1631 : a member of an American Indian people of what is now eastern Connecticut
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEQUOT — [Pe.quot] n [Narraganset Pequttoog] (1631): a member of an American Indian people of what is now eastern Connecticut
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PEQUOT — any member of a group of Algonquian-speaking Indians who lived in the Thames valley in what is now Connecticut, U.S.; …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEQUOT — Pequot BrE AmE ˈpiː kwɒt AmE \ -kwɑːt ▷ Pequot|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEQUOT — n. North American Indian people now living in eastern Connecticut, U.S. Pequot is an Algonquian language, and the name is …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEQUOT — 1. 1) пекот, пэко Индейское племя, населявшее долину р. Коннектикут [Connecticut River]; в начале XVII в. насчитывало несколько тысяч человек. Было весьма …
PEQUOT — 1. 1) пекот, пэко Индейское племя, населявшее долину р. Коннектикут [Connecticut River]; в начале XVII в. насчитывало несколько тысяч человек. …
PEQUOT — n. Pronunciation: ' p ē - ˌ kwät Function: noun Etymology: Narragansett Pequttôog Date: 1631 : a member of an …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEQUOT WAR — Amer. Hist. a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEQUOT WAR — war in 1637 between white settlers and Pequot Indians in Connecticut which resulted in the almost total decimation of the …
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PEQUOT WAR — ист Пекотская война Первый в истории США вооруженный конфликт белых поселенцев с индейцами. Произошел в Новой Англии в 1636-37. Поселенцы жили в …
MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT RESERVATION — (индейская) резервация Машантакет-Пекот Находится в штате Коннектикут, занимает площадь около 7 кв. км, на которой проживают около 100 человек индейцев племени …
56472 — State: MINNESOTA City: PEQUOT LAKES
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UNCAS — biographical name 1588?-?1683 Pequot Indian chief
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOHEGAN — Their economy was based on corn cultivation, hunting, and fishing. In the 17th century the Mohegan and the {{link=Pequot">Pequot tribes …
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EASTERN WOODLANDS INDIAN — Any member of the various North American Indian peoples of the largely wooded area stretching east from the Mississippi River …
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ZUISIN — ˈzȯiz ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps of Algonquian origin; akin to Ojibwa jishib duck, Pequot m'shizzeege sheldrake …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOHEGAN — /moh hee"geuhn/ , n. , pl. Mohegans , ( esp. collectively ) Mohegan . a member of a group of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SASSACUS — n. (c.1560-1637) chief of the Pequot Indian tribe who was killed by the Mohawk Indians during the Pequot War in …
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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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NEW LONDON — city, coextensive with the town (township) of New London, New London county, southeastern Connecticut, U.S. It is a port on …
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MOHEGAN — Algonquian-speaking Indian tribe who originally occupied most of what is now the upper Thames valley in Connecticut, U.S. They later …
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FAIRFIELD — county, central South Carolina, U.S., consisting of a hilly piedmont region. The Broad River forms the western boundary, and the …
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EASTERN WOODLANDS INDIAN — any American Indian of the largely wooded area stretching easterly across North America from the Mississippi River valley to the …
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MOHEGAN — n. Algonquian -speaking North American Indian people who once inhabited the area of southeastern Connecticut, U.S. They later seized land …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UNCAS — (1588?1606?-1683) Ункас Вождь племени могикан [Mohegan]. В 1637 поддержал колонистов в Пекотской войне [Pequot War], после чего объединил свое племя с …

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