Narragansett

[ nar-uh-gan-sit ]

noun,plural Nar·ra·gan·setts, (especially collectively) Nar·ra·gan·sett.

a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family formerly located in Rhode Island but now almost extinct.
an Algonquian language, the language of the Narragansett Indians.

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

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How to use Narragansett in a sentence

Try $10 barbecue plates and $10 all-you-can-drink Narragansett specials.
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I headed to Narragansett, a stunning town that looks like it belongs in the 19th century.
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And “Visiting”—about a father-son road trip to Narragansett, R.I.—is a prickly minuet of paternal longing.
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The term adjacent islands would have included Acquidneck and the other islands of Narragansett Bay.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene
Scarcely had the war ceased when Connecticut as we have already seen renewed her claim to Narragansett.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene

Full power of protection was conferred upon a court of justices to be held in Narragansett.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene
Connecticut could not renounce her last hope of securing a part of Narragansett Bay.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene
The money was to be raised by the sale of ten thousand acres of lands in Narragansett at the rate of a shilling an acre.
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British Dictionary definitions for Narragansett

Narragansett

/ (ˌnærəˈɡænsɪt) /

noun

-sett or -setts a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in Rhode Island
the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

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