/nar'euh gan"sit/ , n. , pl. Narragansetts , ( esp. collectively ) Narragansett .
1. a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family formerly located in Rhode Island but now almost extinct.
2. an Algonquian language, the language of the Narragansett Indians.
3. a town in S Rhode Island: includes a resort (Narragansett Pier) . 12,088.