Narragansett
Americannoun
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Narragansetts,
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Narragansett
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a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family formerly located in Rhode Island but now almost extinct.
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an Algonquian language, the language of the Narragansett Indians.
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a town in S Rhode Island: includes a resort Narragansett Pier.
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in Rhode Island
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the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
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One of the earliest deaths came in 1926, when a 3-year-old wandered from his home on Narragansett Avenue and fell to his demise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
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
Scientists, lawmakers, and those who make their living from Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay are teaming up to hunt for the reason why quahogs appear to be on the decline.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
Meanwhile, the Wampanoag were rivals and enemies of the Narragansett and Pequots to the west and the many groups of Abenaki to the north.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
His nation’s population had been ravaged by disease, and he needed to keep peace with the neighboring Narragansetts.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 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
Price per pound: $4.99 for Broad-Breasted Whites; $5.25 for Broad-Breasted Bronzes; $9.99 for heritage Narragansetts.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2016
To compel the Narragansetts to deliver over the King Philip people, an army of fifteen hundred was raised by Massachusetts, Plymouth and Connecticut colonies.
From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand) Sabin
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