Mahican
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Mahican — ☆ Mahican [mə hē′kən ] n. [self designation ] 1. pl. Mahicans or Mahican a member of a North American Indian people that lived chiefly in the upper Hudson Valley 2. the Algonquian language of this people adj. of the Mahicans or their language or… … English World dictionary
Mahican — [mə hiːkən], nordamerikanischer Indianerstamm, verwandt mit den Mohikanern … Universal-Lexikon
Mahican — Die Mahican siedelten im 17 Jahrhundert am Hudson und Mohawk River, zogen dann ostwärts nach Massachusetts und später nach Wisconsin im Westen. Die Mahican, auch Mohican geschrieben, waren Algonkin sprechende Indianer, die im oberen Hudsontal… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mahican — Mohican redirects here. For other uses, see Mohican (disambiguation). Not to be confused with the Mohegans, a different Algonquian speaking tribe living in eastern (upper Thames valley) Connecticut. Mahican Muhhekunneuw Geographic distribution of … Wikipedia
Mahican — or Mohican noun (plural can or cans) Etymology: Mahican Date: circa 1614 1. a member of an American Indian people of the upper Hudson River valley 2. the extinct Algonquian language of the Mahican people … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mahican — /meuh hee keuhn/, n., pl. Mahicans, (esp. collectively) Mahican. 1. a tribe or confederacy of Algonquian speaking North American Indians, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley. 2. a member of this tribe or confederacy. Also, Mohican.… … Universalium
Mahican — n. tribe of North American Indians formerly located in the upper Hudson valley; member of this tribe; Algonquin language spoken by the Mahican (also Mohican) … English contemporary dictionary
Mahican — [ mahɪk(ə)n] (also Mohican) noun 1》 a member of an American Indian people formerly inhabiting the Upper Hudson Valley in New York State. Compare with Mohegan. 2》 the extinct Algonquian language of the Mahicans. adjective relating to the Mahicans … English new terms dictionary
Mahican — Ma•hi•can [[t]məˈhi kən[/t]] n. pl. cans, (esp. collectively) can. 1) peo a member of an American Indian people who lived in the middle and upper Hudson River valley in the 17th century 2) peo the extinct Eastern Algonquian language of the… … From formal English to slang
Mahican language — Mahican Spoken in United States Region New York Native speakers extinct (date missing) Language family Algic … Wikipedia
