Narraganset

American  

[nar-uh-gan-sit] / ˌnær əˈgæn sɪt /

noun

plural

Narragansets,

plural

Narraganset

1. Narragansett.

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Example Sentences

His eight pending suits now include the Oneida claim to 300,000 acres in New York State, the Narraganset claim to 3,200 acres in Rhode Island and the Western Pequot claim to 800 acres in Connecticut.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among the most celebrated spots: Stafford Springs, Connecticut, was originally discovered by the Mohegan and Narraganset Indians, who said the waters made them feel lively.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most of the time when thus engaged, he rode on the back of a favorite sorrel mare, of the famous Narraganset breed, now extinct.

From Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches by Various

After its burial, Mrs. Rowlandson was sold by her Narraganset captor to a Sagamore named Quanopin, by which transfer she found in her new master's wife "a most uncomfortable mistress."

From Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent by Clement, J. (Jesse)

A Narraganset Indian, who, for some cause, had become enraged against his countrymen, deserted their cause, and, entering the camp of the colonists, acted as their guide.

From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)