n.
Pronunciation: m ō - ' h ē -g ə n, m ə -
Variant: or Mo · hi · can \ - ' h ē -k ə n \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Mohegan or Mohegans or Mohican or Mohicans
Etymology: of southern New England Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett Monahiganeuck Mohegans
Date: 1660
: a member of an American Indian people of southeastern Connecticut