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| Mo·hawk [ mṓ hàwk ] (plural Mo·hawk or Mo·hawks) |
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1. member of Native N American people: a member of an Iroquois people who lived along the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, and who now live mainly in Ontario and New York. The Mohawk were one of the five peoples who formed the Iroquois Confederacy, which later became known as the Six Nations.
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2. Native N American language: an Iroquoian language spoken in Quebec, Ontario, and northern New York. Native speakers: 3,000.
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| [Mid-17th century. < Narraganset mohowawog "man-eaters"] |
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 Mo·hawk adjective |
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