Narragansett

noun Nar·ra·gan·sett \ˌna-rə-ˈgan(t)-sət\

plural Nar·ra·gan·sett or Nar·ra·gan·setts also Nar·ra·gan·set or Nar·ra·gan·sets

Definition of NARRAGANSETT

: a member of an American Indian people of Rhode Island

: the Algonquian language of the Narragansett people

Nar·ra·gan·sett also Nar·ra·gan·set \ˌna-rə-ˈgan(t)-sət\

modification of Narragansett Nahicans, Nayohygunsic, locale on Narragansett Bay

First Known Use: 1622

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