Wampanoag

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UK/ˌwɑːm.pəˈnəʊ.əɡ/US/ˈwɑm.pəˌnɑɡ/US/ˌwɑm.pəˈnoʊˌæɡ/

noun

A member of a Native American tribe located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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OriginMassachusett Wôpanâak, wôpanâak →
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Meanings

nounWampanoag (plural Wampanoags or Wampanoag)

plural Wampanoags

  1. A member of a Native American tribe located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

    In 1621, colonists invited Massasoit, the chief of the Wampanoags, to a feast after a recent land deal.

    2018, Tommy Orange, There There, Harvill Secker, page 4
  2. A member of a current Native American nation currently consisting of five affiliated tribes.
proper noun
  1. The Algonquin language of the Wampanoag tribe.

Synonyms & antonyms

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MassachusettNatick
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massachusett

Origin

  1. MassachusettWôpanâak, wôpanâak
  2. EnglishWampanoag

From Massachusett Wôpanâak, wôpanâak.

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APA

Wampanoag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wampanoag

MLA

“Wampanoag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wampanoag. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wampanoag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wampanoag.

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