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Mohegan

noun Mo·he·gan \mō-ˈhē-gən, mə-\

plural Mohegan or Mohegans or Mohican or Mohicans

Definition of MOHEGAN

: a member of an American Indian people of southeastern Connecticut

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Mo·he·gan or Mo·hi·can \-ˈhē-kən\

of southern New England Algonquian origin; akin to Narragansett Monahiganeuck Mohegans

First Known Use: 1660

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noun Mo·he·gan \mō-ˈhē-gən\

plural Mo·he·gan or Mo·he·gans or Mohican or Mo·hi·cans

: a member of an American Indian people of southeastern Connecticut

Mo·he·gan or Mo·hi·can \-kən\

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