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