n.
Pronunciation: ' man- ˌ dan, -d ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Mandan or Mandans
Etymology: French Mantanne, Mendanne, from Dakota (Santee dialect) mawát ɑ̢ na or a cognate Sioux form
Date: 1790
1 : a member of an American Indian people of the Missouri River valley in No. Dakota
2 : the Siouan language of the Mandans