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Mahican

noun Ma·hi·can \mə-ˈhē-kən\

plural Ma·hi·can or Ma·hi·cans

Definition of MAHICAN

: a member of an American Indian people of the upper Hudson River valley

: the extinct Algonquian language of the Mahican people

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Ma·hi·can or Mo·hi·can \mō-, mə-\

Mahican

First Known Use: circa 1614

MAHICAN Defined for Kids

noun Ma·hi·can \mə-ˈhē-kən\

plural Ma·hi·can or Ma·hi·cans or Mo·hi·can or Mo·hi·cans

: a member of an American Indian people of northeastern New York

: the language of the Mahican people

Ma·hi·can or Mo·hi·can \mō-, mə-\

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