Mohican

[ moh-hee-kuh n ]

/ moʊˈhi kən /

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

Mahican.

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Examples from the Web for mohican

"Uncas will stay," the young Mohican calmly answered in English.
The Last of the Mohicans|James Fenimore Cooper
It bears a strong affinity to the Mohican and the Chippeway, but more especially the Kickapoo.
Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet|Benjamin Drake
The marsh has remained unchanged since the days when the Mohican Indians speared fish there.
The Log of the Sun|William Beebe
Whenever we had met a dark-haired person, he had said to me: "Do you think that is a Mohican?"
A Jolly Fellowship|Frank R. Stockton

Then let us see if Mohican eyes are better than them of a lad who follows the water.
The Pathfinder|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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Word Origin and History for mohican

Mohican

from Mahican (Algonquian) ma:hi:kan "people of the tidal estuary." Spelling with -o- popularized by James Fenimore Cooper's novel.