Definition of Narragansett in English:
Narragansett
(also Narraganset)
noun ˌnarəˈɡansətˌnerəˈɡansət
1A member of a North American people of Rhode Island.
Example sentencesExamples
- Later, during King Philip's War, the colonists battled the Narragansetts with the aid of Mohegan fighters.
- A violent confrontation between Rhode Island State troopers and members of the Narragansett Indian tribe.
- It's a word meaning boiled corn, taken from the Narragansett Indians in Rhode Island.
- In March, the western Indians began negotiating for peace while the Wampanoags and Narragansetts returned to their homelands in search of food.
- This New England minister's wife was captured by Narragansetts in 1676 and held for eleven weeks before she was ransomed, later publishing an account of her experiences.
2mass noun The Algonquian language of the Narragansett.
adjective ˌnarəˈɡansətˌnerəˈɡansət
Relating to the Narragansett or their language.
Origin
The name in Narragansett, literally 'people of the promontory'.