English Explanatory Dictionary

Mohican

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An indigenous people of New England; the Mohicans.
  2. The Mohegan people.
noun
  1. A member of this tribe; a Mohican.
  2. A Mohegan.
  3. A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end.

Word forms

Mohican Mohicans

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Mohawk Mowie Iroquois
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