Munsee

American  

[muhn-see] / ˈmʌn si /

noun

plural

Munsees,

plural

Munsee

1. a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.

2. the Eastern Algonquian language of the Munsee and closely related peoples, originally spoken in the lower Hudson Valley and upper Delaware Valley.

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Example Sentences

The hamlet of Monsey derived its name from the Munsee branch of the Lenape Native Americans who populated the area before the arrival of Dutch and British colonists.

From New York Times

“Being able to rename these areas in our homelands is a great honor but also an opportunity to take back our history and to right a wrong,” said Heather Bruegl, the director of cultural affairs for the Stockbridge Munsee Community.

From Seattle Times

Brian Cruey, a regional director for the trustees, thanked the Stockbridge Munsee Community for “helping us set the record straight.”

From Seattle Times

Included is a welcome sign and land acknowledgment in the Lenape dialects of Unami and Munsee as well as English.

From New York Times

Plass is Menominee and Stockbridge/Munsee, and grew up on the Menominee Indian Reservation.

From Washington Times