Narragansett

also Nar·ra·gan·set (nărˌə-gănˈsĭt)

1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting Rhode Island west of Narragansett Bay, with present-day descendants in the same area. The Narragansett were nearly exterminated during King Philip's War in 1675-1676.
   b. A member of this people.
   c. The Algonquian language of the Narragansett.
2. Any of a breed of small sturdy saddle horse developed in Rhode Island.

Related Forms:

• Narˌra·ganˈsett adjective