Wampanoag Definition

wämpə-nōăg
wampanoags
noun
A member of a loosely confederated group of Algonquian peoples in SE Massachusetts or their present-day descendants.
Webster's New World
The extinct language of these peoples, comprising several dialects of Massachusett.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Wampanoag

Noun

Singular:
Wampanoag
Plural:
wampanoags

Origin of Wampanoag

  • Narragansett those of the east

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Wampanoag Sentence Examples

  • The first Thanksgiving celebrated by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians was a big feast for over a hundred people.

  • The original Thanksgiving occurred in the early 1600s when the American settlers and the Wampanoag Indians made peace and came together to share food and ideas.

  • The Martha's Vineyard Indians were subject to the Wampanoag tribe, on the mainland, were expert watermen, and were very numerous when the whites first came.

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