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Mandan

(man′dan)

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noun

pl. Mandans or Mandan a member of a North American Indian people of North Dakota
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

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.
The Siouan language of the Mandan.

Origin:

Origin: French Mandane

Origin: , probably from Dakota mawátaɴna

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