Wampanoag

noun

Wam·​pa·​no·​ag ˈwäm-pə-ˌnäg How to pronounce Wampanoag (audio) ˌwäm-pə-ˈnō-(ˌ)ag How to pronounce Wampanoag (audio)
ˌwȯm-
plural Wampanoag or Wampanoags
: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of southeastern Massachusetts and adjacent parts of Rhode Island

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The first Thanksgiving is traditionally recognized as the 1621 feast in Plymouth, shared between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024 The Pilgrims did celebrate a three-day harvest festival in 1621, experts say, but there's no record the Wampanoag tribe in Massachusetts received an official invitation to the party, according to the National Endowment for the Humanities. John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024 Members of the Wampanoag were not formally invited as a gesture of good grace. James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024 There is indeed evidence of a meal shared between Pilgrim settlers at Plymouth colony (in what is now Massachusetts) and Wampanoag people in late 1621. Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Wampanoag 

Word History

Etymology

Narragansett, literally, easterners

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 6 Dec. 2024.

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