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Mohegan

Pronunciation: /məʊˈhiːg(ə)n/
(also Mohican)
Definition of Mohegan

noun (pluralsame or Mohegans)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people formerly inhabiting the western parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts. Compare with Mahican.
  • 2 [mass noun] the extinct Algonquian language of the Mohegan.

adjective

  • relating to the Mohegans or their language.

Origin:

from Mohegan, literally 'people of the tidal waters'

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