Monacan
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Monacan
Example Sentences
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Learn about the rich history of the Monacan Indians of Virginia’s Piedmont region at this thoughtfully arranged museum.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022
Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022
The change in status, which has been in the works for nearly two decades, affects the 4,400 members of the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan and the Nansemond tribes.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2018
It gives the Rappahannock, Monacan, Nansemond, Upper Mattaponi, Chickahominy and Eastern Chickahominy tribes a status they have sought for two decades.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
As he got within the ruddy glare of the fire, instead of the forbidding countenance of Pomaunkee, the far more pleasant features of the Monacan chief, Canochet, were brought into view.
From The Settlers A Tale of Virginia by William Henry Giles Kingston
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