Wampanoag

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a Native American tribe located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

    "In 1621, colonists invited Massasoit, the chief of the Wampanoags, to a feast after a recent land deal."

  2. 2
    a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims wordnet
  3. 3
    A member of a current Native American nation currently consisting of five affiliated tribes.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Algonquin language of the Wampanoag tribe.

Synonyms

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massachusettmassachusettnaticknatick

Example

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"Historians say it is important to remember that without the help of the Wampanoag tribe, Europeans back in those days may not have survived to celebrate Thanksgiving."

Etymology

From Massachusett Wôpanâak, wôpanâak.

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native americanrhode island

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