释义
[ wahm-puh -noh -ag ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌwɑm pəˈnoʊ æg / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun, plural Wam·pa·no·ags, (especially collectively ) Wam·pa·no·ag. a member of a once-powerful North American Indian people who inhabited the area east of Narragansett Bay from Rhode Island to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket at the time of the Pilgrim settlement.
the Eastern Algonquian speech of the Wampanoag people, a dialect of Massachusett.
Origin of Wampanoag 1670–80, Americanism ;<Narragansett, equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *wa·pan (w )- dawn + -o·w- person of + *-aki plural suffix, i.e., easterners
Words nearby Wampanoag wambenger, wamble, wame, wammul, wammus, Wampanoag , wampish, wampum, wampumpeag, wampus, wamus
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Example sentences from the Web for Wampanoag Probably in October, the Pilgrims met their Wampanoag neighbors for three days of feasting on wildfowl and venison.
The Real Story Behind Thanksgiving | Nick Bunker| November 24, 2010| DAILY BEAST
Alternatively, perhaps the first Thanksgiving was a Wampanoag idea, a nickommo.
The Real Story Behind Thanksgiving | Nick Bunker| November 24, 2010| DAILY BEAST
But a Narragansett, or a Wampanoag , is a man; he scorns to lurk in the darkness.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish | James Fenimore Cooper
Thy nature, Wampanoag , is not equal to comprehend the motives which have led us hither, and our discourse is getting vain.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish | James Fenimore Cooper
Wampanoag , I have followed the trail, that your ears may listen to the talk of a Pale-face.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish | James Fenimore Cooper
Metacom hath often seen the long line of Wampanoag Chiefs, in his sleep?
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish | James Fenimore Cooper
There was a dark night fell upon this valley, Wampanoag , and death and the brand entered my dwelling, together.
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish | James Fenimore Cooper
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