MANDAN


Meaning of MANDAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈman-ˌdan, -dən ]

noun

( plural Mandan or Mandans )

Etymology: French Mantanne, Mendanne, from Dakota (Santee dialect) mawátąna or a cognate Sioux form

Date: 1790

1. : a member of an American Indian people of the Missouri River valley in North Dakota

2. : the Siouan language of the Mandans

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.