Mandan

(mandan)

noun

  1. pl. Mandans or Mandan a member of a North American Indian people of North Dakota
  2. the Siouan language of this people

Origin: Fr Mandanes, Mantanes, pl., perhaps ult. < Dakota mawátana

See Mandan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Mandan Mandan or Man·dans
  1. a. A Native American people formerly living in villages along the Missouri River in south-central North Dakota, with present-day descendants on Lake Sakakawea in west-central North Dakota.
    b. A member of this people.
  2. The Siouan language of the Mandan.

Origin:

Origin: French Mandane

Origin: , probably from Dakota mawátaɴna

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