Wampanoag

noun

Wam·​pa·​no·​ag ˈwäm-pə-ˌnäg  ˌwäm-pə-ˈnō-(ˌ)ag 

ˌwȯm-

plural Wampanoag or Wampanoags

: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of southeastern Massachusetts and adjacent parts of Rhode Island

Examples of Wampanoag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Settlers may have been inspired to new forms of play by their encounters with members of the Wampanoag Nation, who had occupied coastal Massachusetts for some 12,000 years. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026

Samoset had also conveyed to Chief Massasoit, the leader of the Wampanoag Confederacy, the Pilgrims’ intentions. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026

Previously known as Plimoth Plantation, the museum replicates the first colonial settlement in New England and spotlights the Wampanoag people. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026

Moore is of Choctaw heritage through his paternal lineage and Wampanoag, Algonquin and Narragansett heritage through his maternal lineage. — Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Narragansett, literally, easterners

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Wampanoag

• bogue
• brogue
• drogue
• vogue
• prorogue