Mohican
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English
Etymology
From their self-designation in Mahican (literally “people of the estuary”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iːkən
Proper noun
Mohican
- An indigenous people of New England; the Mohicans.
- The Mohican are an Algonquian-speaking people.
- (erroneous) The Mohegan people.
Translations
Native American tribe
Noun
Mohican (plural Mohicans)
- A member of this tribe; a Mohican.
- (erroneous) A Mohegan.
- (British) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end.
Translations
member of tribe
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hairstyle — see Mohawk