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Monacan

[ mon-uh-kuhn, muh-nah-kuhn ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Monaco.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Monaco.

Monacan

/ məˈnɑː-; ˈmɒnəkən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Monaco or its inhabitants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Monaco
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Monacan1

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Example Sentences

The Monacan are seeking to move the project to an alternative location — a request that under the new rule could have been broached at the onset of the process several years ago.

I soon afterwards came upon the Monacan camp, and beyond it I found the trail of the two pale-faces.

Rolfe ordered his men to get into marching order, and, accompanied by the Monacan chief, they proceeded on their journey.

In Virginia, there is reason to believe, the tribe was held in check in early days by the Powhatan and the Monacan.

He travelled far in the Monacan country, where the "Stoics of the woods" received him in an impassive, noncommittal manner.

The Monacan expedition the King discouraged, and refused to furnish for it either guides or men.

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