Pequot
noun
a member of a powerful tribe of Algonquian-speaking Indians of Connecticut that was essentially destroyed in the Pequot War.
Pequots
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pluralof Pequot.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Mohegans, who run Mohegan Sun, and Mashantucket Pequots, who operate Foxwoods Resort Casino, won the right to open a casino in East Windsor after gaining federal and state approval.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2019
New Englanders had enslaved captives in their wars with the Pequots, Wampanoags, and other tribes.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
The Eastern Pequots had their own plans for a casino with a different builder.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2016
Stone, who said he didn’t advise Trump to disparage the Pequots, called the observation an example of “the Trump double-down,” a tendency to push even further when faced with hostile questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2016
In 1636 the Pequots were blamed for killing an Englishman named Oldham.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
