Mohican

[ moh-hee-kuhn ]

/ moʊˈhi kən /

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noun, plural Mo·hi·cans, (especially collectively) Mo·hi·can.

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Words nearby Mohican

Mohave Desert, Mohawk, Mohegan, mohel, Mohenjo-Daro, Mohican, Mohism, Moho, Mohock, Mohole, Moholy-Nagy

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How to use Mohican in a sentence

The 38-hectare farm grows heirloom plants used by the Mohican and Munsee peoples indigenous to the region.
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate|Jonathan Lambert|July 14, 2021|Science News
Prickly Prince Philip was on his dissapointingly un-outspoken form when he met a man wearing a giant red mohican.
Prince of Hairs|Tom Sykes|July 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was the Mohican and Lenape who veiled their faces, not the Iroquois.
The Reckoning|Robert W. Chambers
The elder Mohican heard with deep gravity, and appeared to ponder on his words, as though he felt the importance of their import.
The Last of the Mohicans|James Fenimore Cooper

Duncan complied; and the Mohican, who had been an attentive listener to the discourse, readily undertook the office.
The Last of the Mohicans|James Fenimore Cooper
The young Mohican cast a glance at his father, but, maintaining his quiet and reserved mien, he continued silent.
The Last of the Mohicans|James Fenimore Cooper
We will load the back of this Mohican until he staggers under our bounty, and dispatch him after my young men.
The Last of the Mohicans|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for Mohican (1 of 2)

mohican

/ (məʊˈhiːkən) /

noun

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

a person wearing such a hairstyle

British Dictionary definitions for Mohican (2 of 2)

Mohican

Mahican (məˈhiːkən)

/ (ˈməʊɪkən, məʊˈhiːkən) /

noun

plural -cans or -can a member of a North American Indian people formerly living along the Hudson river and east of it

the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

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