Narraganset

American  

[nar-uh-gan-sit] / ˌnær əˈgæn sɪt /

noun

Narragansets, plural Narraganset plural

1. Narragansett.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Narraganset
  plural
• Narragansets
  plural

Example Sentences

His eight pending suits now include the Oneida claim to 300,000 acres in New York State, the Narraganset claim to 3,200 acres in Rhode Island and the Western Pequot claim to 800 acres in Connecticut.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among the most celebrated spots: Stafford Springs, Connecticut, was originally discovered by the Mohegan and Narraganset Indians, who said the waters made them feel lively.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Narraganset pacers, a race belonging to our Northern states, but for many years almost extinct, possessed for a long time an unrivalled reputation for spirit, endurance, and easy rapid motion under the saddle.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.

There was no place of safety for them until they should arrive at their head-quarters of the preceding night, upon the shores of Narraganset Bay, eighteen miles distant.

From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Subsequent to the Pequot war hostilities broke out between Uncas, chief of the Mohegans, and Miantonimo, the Narraganset sachem.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams