Mohican

English

Etymology

From their self-designation in Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːkən

Proper noun

Mohican

  1. An indigenous people of New England; the .
    The Mohican are an Algonquian-speaking people.
  2. (erroneous) The Mohegan people.

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Noun

Mohican (plural Mohicans)

  1. A member of this tribe; a Mohican.
  2. (erroneous) A Mohegan.
  3. (British) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end.
    Synonyms: Mohawk, Mowie, Iroquois

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