Niantic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mohegan-Pequot Nehântick.

Noun

Niantic (plural Niantics)

  1. A member of a tribe of New England Native Americans who lived in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period.

Proper noun

Niantic

  1. A census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut.
  2. A village in Macon County, Illinois.

Anagrams

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