Mohican
Americannoun
plural
Mohicans,plural
Mohicannoun
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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
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
Example Sentences
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Among those that get specifically name-checked are “Rocky” and “The Last of the Mohicans.”
From Seattle Times
Mann, the 80-year-old filmmaker of “The Last of the Mohicans,” “The Insider” and “Thief,” has himself long exhibited a rare harmony with the machinations of filmmaking.
From Seattle Times
“It’s unavoidable to think about property in a place like that, which was historically inhabited by Mohican people.”
From New York Times
Studi, who is Cherokee and based in Santa Fe, has played mostly dramatic roles over his 30-year career in films like “The Last of the Mohicans,” “Avatar” and “Heat.”
From New York Times
Two years later, Mann cast him as Magua in “The Last of the Mohicans,” the cunning Huron warrior who fervently believes in fighting, ruthlessly, for survival.
From Seattle Times
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