Monacan
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Monacan
Example Sentences
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Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022
The Monacan are seeking to move the project to an alternative location — a request that under the new rule could have been broached at the onset of the process several years ago.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
It gives the Rappahannock, Monacan, Nansemond, Upper Mattaponi, Chickahominy and Eastern Chickahominy tribes a status they have sought for two decades.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
The tribes are the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan and the Nansemond.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 21, 2017
I soon afterwards came upon the Monacan camp, and beyond it I found the trail of the two pale-faces.
From The Settlers A Tale of Virginia by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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