Mohican

English

Etymology

From their self-designation in Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iːkən

Proper noun

Mohican

An indigenous people of New England; the Mohicans.
The Mohican are an Algonquian-speaking people.
(erroneous) The Mohegan people.

Translations

Native American tribe

Czech: mohykán m
Finnish: mohikaani
Greek: Μοϊκανοί m pl (Moïkanoí)
Portuguese: moicano (pt) m

Noun

Mohican (plural Mohicans)

A member of this tribe; a Mohican.
(erroneous) A Mohegan.
(Britain) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end.
Synonyms: Mohawk, Mowie, Iroquois

Translations

member of tribe

Armenian: մոհիկան (hy) (mohikan)
Czech: Mohykán m
German: Mohikaner m, Mohikanerin f
Greek: Μοϊκανός m (Moïkanós) : as adjective: μοϊκανός m
Russian: могика́нин (ru) m (mogikánin), могика́нка (ru) f (mogikánka)

hairstyle — see Mohawk

Anagrams

cohanim, manihoc

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