Narraganset


Nar·ra·gan·sett 1

also Nar·ra·gan·set N0019400 (năr′ə-găn′sĭt)n. pl. Narragansett or Nar·ra·gan·setts also Narraganset or Nar·ra·gan·sets 1. A member of a Native American people inhabiting Rhode Island west of Narragansett Bay. The Narragansett were nearly exterminated during King Philip's War in 1675-1676.2. The Algonquian language of the Narragansett.
[From a Narragansett place name.]
Nar′ra·gan′sett adj.

Nar·ra·gan·sett 2

N0019400 (năr′ə-găn′sĭt)n. A Narragansett turkey.

Narraganset

(ˌnærəˈɡænsɪt) or Narragansettnpl -set, -sets, -sett or -setts1. (Peoples) a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in Rhode Island2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Nar•ra•gan•sett

(ˌnær əˈgæn sɪt)

n., pl. -setts, (esp. collectively) -sett. 1. a member of an American Indian people of Rhode Island. 2. the extinct Eastern Algonquian language of the Narragansett.