English Explanatory Dictionary

Pokanoket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the headship tribe of the many tribes that make up the Wampanoag Nation.

Word forms

Pokanoket Pokanokets

Etymology

From Massachusett Pauquunaukit, from pokhi (“clear”) + wunok (“land”) + -ut (“locative suffix”).

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