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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of an Algonquian Native American tribe that formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The extinct Algonquian language that was spoken by this tribe.
2. 2
   A town in Rhode Island.

Example

More examples

"In Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, winter flounder no longer reproduce at the rate they used to."

Related phrases

native americanrhode island

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