Wampanoag

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(wäm′pə nō′ag′)

noun pl. Wampanoag or Wampanoags

  1. a member of a loosely confederated group of Algonquian peoples in SE Massachusetts or their present-day descendants
  2. the extinct language of these peoples, comprising several dialects of Massachusett

Origin: Narragansett, lit., people of the east

See Wampanoag in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Wampanoag Wampanoag or Wam·pa·no·ags
  1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting eastern Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, with present-day descendants in this same area.
    b. A member of this people.
  2. The Algonquian language of the Wampanoag, a variety of Massachusett.

Origin:

Origin: Narragansett, those of the east

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Related Forms:

  • Wamˌpa·noˈagˌ adjective
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