Mohegan

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noun (1)

Mo·​he·​gan mō-ˈhē-gən 

mə-

variants or Mohican

mō-ˈhē-kən  mə- 

plural Mohegan or Mohegans or Mohican or Mohicans

: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of southeastern Connecticut

Note: Due to the similar pronunciation of their names, the Mohegan are sometimes confused with the Mohican of the upper Hudson River valley. Mohican is sometimes encountered as a variant spelling for Mohegan.

Mohican

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noun (2)

Mo·​hi·​can mō-ˈhē-kən 

mə-

variants or Mahican

mə-ˈhē-kən 

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plural Mohican or Mahican or Mohicans or Mahicans : a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people originally of the upper Hudson River valley

Note: Most current-day members reside as part of the federally recognized Stockbridge Munsee Community in northeastern Wisconsin.

Note: Due to the similar pronunciation of their names, the Mohican are sometimes confused with the Mohegan of southeastern Connecticut. Mohican is sometimes encountered as a variant spelling for Mohegan.

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: the extinct Algonquian language of the Mahican people

Mohican

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variant of mohegan

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

Mahican

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1614, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Mohegan

• fagin
• pagan

Kids Definition

Mohegan

noun

Mo·​he·​gan mō-ˈhē-gən 

mə-

variants or Mohican

-kən 

plural Mohegan or Mohegans or Mohican or Mohicans

: a member of an Indigenous people of southeastern Connecticut