Lenni Lenape

[ len-ee ]

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How to use Lenni Lenape in a sentence

  • Dr. Brinton tells of the rain maker of the Lenni Lenape who first drew on the earth the figure of a cross.

    The Swastika | Thomas Wilson
  • "It was the Lenni Lenape," returned Magua, affecting to bend his head in reverence to their former greatness.

    The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
  • When the Lenni Lenape formally asserted their independence, and fearlessly declared that they were again men.

    The Pioneers | James Fenimore Cooper
  • This national disposition in regard to peacemaking was once the occasion of a serious misfortune to the tribe of Lenni-Lenape.

    Stories of New Jersey | Frank Richard Stockton
  • Weisberger's translation of Lenni Lenape as "people of the same nation," would be more literal if it were put "men of our nation."

    The Lenp and their Legends | Daniel G. Brinton