1
plural Mohawk or Mohawks
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of the Mohawk River valley in New York
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Mohawk people
3
or less commonly mohawk plural Mohawks also mohawks
: a hairstyle with a narrow center strip of usually upright hair and the sides of the head shaved
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“Mohawk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mohawk. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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