Narragansett
Americannoun
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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.
noun
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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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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
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
Quahogs will traditionally start spawning in mid-June first in coves along Narragansett Bay and progress through the season.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023
He evidently believed that the Narragansett did not have enough experience with European guns to know that they were not as fearsome as they first appeared.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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