Niantic

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noun

A member of a tribe of New England Native Americans who lived in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period.

OriginMohegan-Pequot Nehântick →
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Meanings

nounNiantic (plural Niantics)

plural Niantics

  1. A member of a tribe of New England Native Americans who lived in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period.
proper noun
  1. A census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
  2. A village and township in Macon County, Illinois.

Origin

  1. Mohegan-PequotNehântick
  2. EnglishNiantic

Borrowed from Mohegan-Pequot Nehântick.

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APA

Niantic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niantic

MLA

“Niantic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niantic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Niantic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niantic.

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