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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a confederation of Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native Americans in present-day northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A large city in Providence County, Rhode Island.

Synonyms

All synonyms

the bucket

Etymology

From Narragansett pautokot /pɔtəkət/ ("at the river's falls"). Compare the name of the Massachusetts city of "Fall River".

Related phrases

rhode island

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