Mahican (Noun)
Meaning 1
The Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A member of the Algonquian people formerly living in the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Mahican tribe was forcibly relocated from their ancestral lands in the Hudson Valley to reservations in Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
- The Mahican people traditionally fished and farmed along the Hudson River, taking advantage of the region's rich natural resources.
- In the 17th century, the Mahican population was significantly reduced due to disease and conflict with European colonizers.
- The Mahican language is an Algonquian language that is still spoken by some descendants of the tribe today.
- The Mahican tribe was known for their skill in making birchbark canoes, which they used for transportation and trade.