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Mohican

Mohican

6 9.0
A Native American person from a group that once lived along the Hudson River
  • noun
  • /moʊˈhiːkən/
: mohicano
  • Many descendants of the Mohican people still celebrate their heritage through cultural events.

Examples

  • Love for the country, love for the woman, the Patriots, Last of the Mohicans, all the Gladiator.

  • The Mohican people originally lived in the Hudson River valley before European colonization.

  • Martin might have been the last Mohicans of, of, of of TV sitcoms.

  • The history of the Mohican tribe is rich and deeply intertwined with the early settlement of America.

Synonyms

Mahican
vsMohican
9.9

A person from a Native American group that lived along the Hudson River and nearby areas

is the identical name but written with an alternate spelling form

Compounds

Mohican language
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A Native American language once spoken by the Mohican people in the northeastern United States

Surface Forms

Mohican singular
Mohicans plural

Etymology

Mohican comes from the tribe's own name, written down as Muh-he-con-neok, which is often said to mean 'people of the river' or 'where the waters are never still'. So Mohican names the people who once lived along the Hudson River and nearby waterways.