Mohican
noun
Mohican
American
[moh-hee-kuhn]
/ moʊˈhi kən /
noun
Mohicans,
plural
Mohican
plural
Mohican
1
British
/ ˈməʊɪkən, məʊˈhiːkən, məˈhiːkən /
noun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Hudson river and east of it
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the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
mohican
2
British
/ məʊˈhiːkən /
noun
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a punk hairstyle in which the head is shaved at the sides and the remaining strip of hair is worn stiffly erect and sometimes brightly coloured
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a person wearing such a hairstyle
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The adventures of Natty Bumppo and the Mohican chief Chingachgook illustrated the vigor and nobility—and the elusive sense of fellowship—by which the young nation wished to define itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
In the African bush in southern Kenya, Lucy King watched an elephant nicknamed Mohican rest under an acacia tree, seemingly nonplussed by an overhead beehive.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2021
Around 30 miles of trails lace this roughly 11,000-acre realm, which once formed part of Mohican and Mohawk hunting grounds.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
After all, not many chief executives would dress up in leather, a Mohican wig, put on lipstick and a nose ring and sing Elton John's Can you Feel the Love Tonight? to their employees.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2014
In course of time they came into conflict with the Mohican Indians along the banks of the Hudson; but with the Five Nations, the nearest of whom were the Mohawks, they were ever in friendship.
From A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical by Lucas, Charles Prestwood
Peter Wright has opted for the red mohican tonight.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
With her giant dark red mohican and permanent cigarette, artist Angie Thompson's avatar does not look like a typical land mogul.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2022
In a barber’s, a hairdresser puts the finishing touches to a spiky mohican.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 19, 2019
"Most people view punk as the guy with the green mohican on the Kings Road," says Sibling's Joe Bates of Styrene, who died in 2011.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 23, 2013
As a result, his fighter's face, under its dreadlocked mohican, seems invigorated and slightly puzzled.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 18, 2010
"He's the last of the Mohicans, basically. I think an awful lot rests on William's shoulders for the future of the monarchy."
From Reuters ● May 27, 2022
That said, he credited the actors who do train – praising Keanu Reeves for his work in the "John Wick" franchise and Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Last of the Mohicans."
From Fox News ● Oct. 30, 2021
The Mohicans Treehouse Resort in Glenmont, Ohio, is packed with amenities for those who want to enjoy the outdoors with the comforts of modern living.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
The Last of the Mohicans, published in 1826, furthered those depictions and stereotypes, as did Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows, Deloria said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2019
On one of her short interludes down in the attic, she saw a copy of The Last of the Mohicans that had been warped and swollen by water.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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