Mo·hi·can
mō-ˈhē-kən 
mə-
variants
or Mahican
1
plural Mohican or Mahican or Mohicans or Mahicans
: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people originally of the upper Hudson River valley
Note: Most current-day members reside as part of the federally recognized Stockbridge Munsee Community in northeastern Wisconsin.
Note: Due to the similar pronunciation of their names, the Mohican are sometimes confused with the Mohegan of southeastern Connecticut. Mohican is sometimes encountered as a variant spelling for Mohegan.
2
: the extinct Algonquian language of the Mahican people
Mohican
2 of 2variant of mohegan
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“Mohican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mohican. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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