WAMPANOAG

Meaning of WAMPANOAG in English

[ ˌwα:mpə'nəʊəg ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a member of a confederacy of American Indian peoples of SE Massachusetts.

Origin

Narragansett, lit. 'easterners'.

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WAMPANOAG — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Narragansett, literally, easterners Date: 1676 a member of an American Indian people of Rhode …
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WAMPANOAG — ˌwämpəˈnōˌag also ˌwȯm- noun ( plural wampanoag or wampanoags ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Natick Wampan-ohke, literally, eastern land, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAMPANOAG — /wahm'peuh noh"ag/ , n. , pl. Wampanoags , ( esp. collectively ) Wampanoag . 1. a member of a once-powerful …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAMPANOAG — noun ( plural Wampanoag or Wampanoags ) Etymology: Narragansett, literally, easterners Date: 1676 : a member of an American Indian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAMPANOAG — [Wam.pa.no.ag] n, pl Wampanoag or Wampanoags [Narraganset, lit., easterners] (1676): a member of an American Indian people of Rhode Island …
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WAMPANOAG — Algonquian-speaking Indians of eastern North America who formerly occupied parts of the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Martha's Vineyard, …
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WAMPANOAG — Wampanoag BrE AmE ˌwɒmp ə ˈnəʊ æɡ AmE \ ˌwɑːmp ə ˈnoʊ ɑːɡ
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WAMPANOAG — n. Pronunciation: ˌ wäm-p ə - ' n ō -( ˌ )ag, ˌ wo ̇ m- Function: noun Inflected Form: …
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MASSASOIT — biographical name died 1661 Wampanoag Indian chief
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WINSLOW, EDWARD — born Oct. 18, 1595, Droitwich, Worcestershire, Eng. died May 8, 1655, at sea, near Jamaica, British West Indies British-American colonist. …
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SQUANTO — died November 1622, Chatham Harbor, Plymouth Colony Pawtuxet Indian interpreter and guide. Squanto learned English after escaping an attempt to …
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METACOM — or Metacomet or King Philip born 1638, Massachusetts died Aug. 12, 1676, Rhode Island Wampanoag Indian sachem (head of a …
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MASSASOIT — born с 1590, near present Bristol, R.I. died 1661, near Bristol American Indian chief. He was the grand sachem (intertribal …
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KING PHILIP'S WAR — (1675–76) Bloodiest conflict between American colonists and Indians in 17th-century New England. By 1660 colonial settlers, no longer dependent on …
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WAPPINGER — ˈwäpinjə(r) noun ( plural wappinger or wappingers ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick Wampan-ohke, literally, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHILIP — /fil"ip/ , n. 1. one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43-48; 6:5-7. 2. one of the leaders of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MASSASOIT — /mas"euh soyt'/ , n. c1580-1661, North American Indian leader: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe; negotiator of peace treaty with the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MASSACHUSETT — /mas'euh chooh"sit/ , n. , pl. Massachusetts , ( esp. collectively ) Massachusett for 1. 1. a member of an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHILIP — I. ˈfi-ləp biographical name 1639?-1676 Met·a·com·et ˌme-tə-ˈkä-mət Wampanoag Indian chief II. biographical name name of 6 kings of France: especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MASSASOIT — biographical name died 1661 Wampanoag Indian chief
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WINSLOW, EDWARD — born , Oct. 18, 1595, Droitwich, Worcestershire, Eng. died May 8, 1655, at sea, near Jamaica, British West Indies English …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEST BRIDGEWATER — town (township), Plymouth county, eastern Massachusetts, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Boston. The area was deeded by Massasoit, …
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SQUANTO — died November 1622, Chatham Harbor, Plymouth Colony [now Chatham, Mass., U.S.] also called Tisquantum native American Indian interpreter and guide. …
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ROWLANDSON, MARY — born c. 1637, England died Jan. 5, 1710/11, Wethersfield, Conn. ne Mary White British-American colonial author who wrote one of …
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RHODE ISLAND — officially The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, constituent state of the United States of America. It was one …
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NIPMUC — Algonquian-speaking Indian tribes who occupied the central plateau of what is now Massachusetts, especially the southern part of Worcester county, …
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NANTUCKET — island in the Atlantic Ocean, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S., across Nantucket Sound. It …
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METACOM — also called Metacomet, King Philip, or Philip Of Pokanoket born c. 1638, , Massachusetts died Aug. 12, 1676, Rhode Island …
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MASSASOIT — (b. c. 1590, near present Bristol, R.I., U.S.d. 1661, near Bristol), Wampanoag Indian chief who throughout his life maintained peaceful …
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METACOM — or Metacomet or King Philip born 1638, Massachusetts died Aug. 12, 1676, Rhode Island Wampanoag Indian sachem (head of a …
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