Narragansett

American  

[nar-uh-gan-sit] / ˌnær əˈgæn sɪt /

noun

• Narragansetts,
  plural
• Narragansett
  plural

1. a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family formerly located in Rhode Island but now almost extinct.

2. an Algonquian language, the language of the Narragansett Indians.

3. a town in S Rhode Island: includes a resort Narragansett Pier.

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Narragansett British  

/ ˌnærəˈɡænsɪt /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in Rhode Island

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Narragansett
  plural
• Narragansetts
  plural

Example Sentences

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Narragansett Narragansetts

Cabral’s older son will unwrap a $266 mini 3-D printer, and his younger son the $107 beach game Flyball for day trips to Narragansett, in addition to an assortment of art supplies and Pokémon cards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

In Lillie’s second mystery, tensions rise between Rhode Island’s Narragansett tribe and the Founders Society’s Mayflower descendants after 300-year-old sacred remains are unearthed, then vanish from a Society campground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025

In recent months, winter storms and high surf have battered the U.S., sending water pouring over seawalls from Seattle to Salem, Mass. Protective walls were breached in Narragansett, R.I.;

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

This is even more true regarding the Yarmouth Stone and the Narragansett Runestone, discovered in Nova Scotia and Rhode Island in 1812 and 1984, respectively.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023

Faced with the possibility of disrupting their favored position as middlemen, the Narragansett might think twice before staging an incursion.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“For many years, the Narragansetts were visitors to a place that was theirs,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021

His traditional enemies, the Narragansetts, held the opposite shore.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

The survivors were handed over to the Mohegans and Narragansetts, the Pequots’ traditional enemies who fought with the English.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2017

If one was ruined, “It would not only be a loss to the Narragansetts, it would be a loss to the world,” said John Brown, the tribe’s historic preservation officer.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2015

You have done well, Giles Hopkins," said Governor Bradford, heartily, "both in your conception of this message, and in your bearing it to the Narragansetts.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Marion Ames Taggart