Mandan

[ man-dan, -duhn ]

/ ˈmæn dæn, -dən /

a member of a Siouan people of North Dakota.

the Siouan language of the Mandan Indians.

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Mandan²

[ man-duhn ]

/ ˈmæn dən /

a city in S North Dakota, near Bismarck.

"This is a step in the right direction," patronizingly remarked the Mandan Pioneer.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands|H. Hagedorn.
The hunters did remain with Lewis and Clark until the Mandan villages were reached, but no longer.
Pilots of the Republic|Archer Butler Hulbert
In these holiday visits to the Mandan towns a glimpse was caught of domestic life.
The Conquest|Eva Emery Dye
Then he had the Indians at Mandan to give him some local maps.
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri|Emerson Hough

The Mandan women are divided precisely in the same manner as the men, into four classes, according to their age.
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, v. 23|Various