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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Fortunately, observing Mohican on that hot day, King eventually realized what now seems obvious: for the bees to scare elephants, the insects must be swarming.
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
Beyond state and city efforts, George Preston, president of the nearby Mohican Regent Resident Association, said all the community groups in the 48205 are uniting to come up with ways to better the neighborhoods.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2018
Jacobs is a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation, a Native American tribe in central Wisconsin.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2017
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
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