Mahican
noun
a tribe or confederacy of North American Indians of the Algonquian family, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley.
Mahicans
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pluralof Mahican.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Bronx River was once a pristine waterway fished by the Mahicans, Native Americans who lived near its banks.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2019
On February 25, 1643 two groups of Lenape sought refuge from the Mahicans.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 14, 2018
This was the division line between the Mahicans and the Mohawks, and when the water is in full force it suggests in graceful curve and sweep a miniature Niagara.
From The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention by Wallace Bruce
They had been driven out by the Mahicans, and after that time they did not want to live there.
From Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 by J. Franklin (John Franklin) Jameson
Rodger's Island, on the east side, where the last battle was fought between the Mohawks and the Mahicans.
From The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention by Wallace Bruce
