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Narragansett
noun Nar·ra·gan·sett \ˌna-rə-ˈgan(t)-sət\
plural Nar·ra·gan·sett or Nar·ra·gan·setts also Nar·ra·gan·set or Nar·ra·gan·sets
Definition of NARRAGANSETT
1
: a member of an American Indian people of Rhode Island
2
: the Algonquian language of the Narragansett people
Variants of NARRAGANSETT
Nar·ra·gan·sett also Nar·ra·gan·set \ˌna-rə-ˈgan(t)-sət\
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Origin of NARRAGANSETT
modification of Narragansett Nahicans, Nayohygunsic, locale on Narragansett Bay
First Known Use: 1622
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