Main Entry:

Mo·he·gan

Pronunciation:

\mō-ˈhē-gən, mə-\

Variant(s):

or Mo·hi·can \-ˈhē-kən\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Mohegan or Mohegans or Mohican or Mohicans

Etymology:

of southern New England Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett Monahiganeuck Mohegans

Date:

1660

: a member of an American Indian people of southeastern Connecticut