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| Nar·ra·gan·set [ nàrrə gánssət ] (plural Nar·ra·gan·sets or Nar·ra·gan·set) or Nar·ra·gan·sett [ nàrrə gánssət ] (plural Nar·ra·gan·setts or Nar·ra·gan·sett) |
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1. member of Native N American people: a member of a Native North American people who lived in Rhode Island west of Narraganset Bay. They were among the largest and strongest of the northeastern Native American peoples until large numbers of them were killed in a war against the New England colonists in the late 17th century.
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2. Narraganset language: the extinct Iroquoian language of the Narraganset people
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| [Early 17th century. < Narraganset] |
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 Nar·ra·gan·set adjective |
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