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

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 Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin)

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 Bruce, Wallace

The government of the Mahicans was a democracy.

From The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention by Bruce, Wallace