seawan

or sea·want se·wan

[ see-wuh n ]

/ ˈsi wən /

noun

wampum(def 1).

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Origin of seawan

1620–30, Americanism; < New York Dutch sewan, zeewan, zeewant, etc. < Munsee Delaware *sé·wan unstrung wampum, literally, that which is in a scattered state, derivative of se·(w)- scatter(ed)

Words nearby seawan

seatrain, seattle, seatwork, seatworm, seaver, seawan, seaward, seawards, seaware, seawater, seaway

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British Dictionary definitions for seawan

seawan

sewan

/ (ˈsiːwən) /

noun

shell beads, usually unstrung, used by certain North American Indians as money; wampum

Word Origin for seawan

C18: from Narraganset seawohn loose

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