Mohegan

[ moh-hee-guhn ]

/ moʊˈhi gən /

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noun, plural Mo·he·gans, (especially collectively) Mo·he·gan for 1.

a member of a group of Pequot Indians that broke with the Pequot and then fought against them in the Pequot War.

an Algonquian language, the language of the Mohegan Indians.

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Origin of Mohegan

First recorded in 1700–10; self-designation of the Mohegan people; literally, “person (people) of the wolf” in Mohegan-Pequot, an extinct Algonquian language spoken in southeastern Connecticut

Words nearby Mohegan

Mohammed Zahir Shah, Moharram, Mohave, Mohave Desert, Mohawk, Mohegan, mohel, Mohenjo-Daro, Mohican, Mohism, Moho

How to use Mohegan in a sentence

She flew away to the UK to study Shakespeare and later flew to far-flung places to share her native experience and the Mohegan culture.
‘Where We Belong’ explores connection between past, present|Patrick Folliard|July 1, 2021|Washington Blade
She preferred her daughter remain in Mohegan territory, or close to it.
‘Where We Belong’ explores connection between past, present|Patrick Folliard|July 1, 2021|Washington Blade
The first interview of Hudson with the Mohegan tribes, took place at the mouth of the river which now bears his name.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Thus the argument derived from the Mohegan instance of the Turtle phratry is invalidated by the opposite and more numerous facts.
The Secret of the Totem|Andrew Lang

This is the Mohegan name of the pretty lake in the Berkshires now called Pontoosuc.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete|Charles M. Skinner
Conanchet was conveyed to Stonington, and, after a sort of trial, was condemned to be shot by the Mohegan and Pequod sachems.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
There is Mohegan, to be sure, he may have some right, being a native; but it's little the poor fellow can do now with his rifle.
The Pioneers|James Fenimore Cooper