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mohican

/mˌoʊhˈikən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
mo-hi-can
IPA
/mˌoʊhˈikən/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An indigenous people of New England; the Mohicans.

name

The Mohegan people.

noun

A member of this tribe; a Mohican.

noun

A Mohegan.

noun

A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end.

Australian usage; British usage

Example Sentences

  • "The Mohican are an Algonquian-speaking people."

Etymology

From their self-designation in Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”), though the precise meaning and etymology have been debated. Doublet of Mahican and Mohegan; compare also Mohawk.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Mohicans (plural)

Synonyms

Mohawk Mowie Iroquois mahican mohican language mahican language

Rhymes With

beacon weaken rican deacon mozambican pekin rieken puerto rican nuyorican newyorican sleeken neorican

Questions

How do you pronounce mohican?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˌoʊhˈikən/.
What does mohican mean?
An indigenous people of New England; the Mohicans.
Where does mohican come from?
From their self-designation in Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”), though the precise meaning and etymology have been debated. Doublet of Mahican and Mohegan; compare also Mohawk.

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