Main Entry: Nar·ra·gan·sett

Variant(s): also Nar·ra·gan·set \ˌna-rə-ˈgan(t)-sət\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Nar·ra·gan·sett or Nar·ra·gan·setts also Nar·ra·gan·set or Nar·ra·gan·sets

Etymology: modification of Narragansett Nahicans, Nayohygunsic, locale on Narragansett Bay

Date: 1622

1 : a member of an American Indian people of Rhode Island
2 : the Algonquian language of the Narragansett people