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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nipmuc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
nip-muc
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a people descended from the indigenous Algonquian peoples of Nippenet, corresponding to central Massachusetts and immediately adjacent portions of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Etymology

From Loup A Nippamaug, from nippe (“water”) + âmag (“fishing”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Nipmucs (plural) Nipmuck (alternative)

Questions

What does nipmuc mean?
Any of a people descended from the indigenous Algonquian peoples of Nippenet, corresponding to central Massachusetts and immediately adjacent portions of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Where does nipmuc come from?
From Loup A Nippamaug, from nippe (“water”) + âmag (“fishing”).

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