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Mahican

Syllabification: (Ma·hi·can)
Pronunciation: /məˈhēkən/
(also Mohican)
Definition of Mahican

noun (plural same or Mahicans)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people formerly inhabiting the Upper Hudson Valley in New York. Compare with Mohegan.
  • 2the Algonquian language of the Mahican.

adjective

  • relating to the Mahican or their language.

Origin:

the name in Mahican, meaning 'people of the estuary'

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