Wampanoag

noun

Wam·pa·no·ag ˈwäm-pə-ˌnäg

ˌwäm-pə-ˈnō-(ˌ)ag

ˌwȯm-

plural Wampanoag or Wampanoags

: a member of an American Indian people of Rhode Island east of Narragansett Bay and neighboring parts of Massachusetts

Word History

Etymology

Narragansett, literally, easterners

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Wampanoag was in 1676

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“Wampanoag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wampanoag. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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