Narraganset

American  

[nar-uh-gan-sit] / ˌnær əˈgæn sɪt /

noun

• Narragansets,
  plural
• Narraganset
  plural

1. Narragansett.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Narraganset
  plural
• Narragansets
  plural

Example Sentences

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Narraganset Narragansets

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

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

Their surgeon and all their necessaries for the wounded were on board the vessels, which were to have sailed the night before from Narraganset Bay for Pequot Harbor.

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

But the colonists, unconscious of the ridicule to which they were exposed, continued their course, and came to anchor in Narraganset Bay just as the twilight of Saturday evening was darkening into night.

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

In 1630 the Earl of Warwick had obtained from Charles I. a patent, granting him all the land extending west from Narraganset Bay one hundred and twenty miles.

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

The Wampanoags, under Massasoit, were still firm in their friendship; but it was greatly feared that the Narragansets, whose power was very formidable, might be induced to yield to the solicitations of the Pequots.

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

It was virtually a compulsory treaty, in which the English could place very little reliance, and to which the Narragansets paid no regard.

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

The Narragansets and the Mohegans now became very valiant, and eagerly hunted through the woods for the few straggling Pequots who remained.

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

The Narragansets suffered defeat, and their chief became a prisoner.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

They appear to have had no sachem of distinction, and at one time were tributary to the Narragansets, but were now tributary to the Wampanoags.

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