Pronunciation: ' w ī - ə n- ˌ dät also ' w ī n- ˌ dät
Function: noun
Etymology: of Iroquoian origin; akin to Huron (Iroquoian language of the Hurons) ouendat, a self-designation, Mohawk skaw ę´ · nat one language
Date: 1749
: a member of an American Indian group formed in the 17th century by Hurons and other Indians fleeing the Iroquois