mohican

M3O1H4I1C3A1N1

noun

A member of a certain Algonquian-speaking indigenous people of New England.

“The Mohican are an Algonquian-speaking people.”

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MohawkMowieIroquoisMahicanMohican languageMahican language
OriginMahican [Term?] →
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Meanings

mohican1

nounmohican (plural mohicans)

plural mohicans

  1. alternativeuncommonAlternative form of Mohican (“hairstyle”).

Mohican2

nounMohican (plural Mohicans or Mohican)

plural Mohicans

  1. A member of a certain Algonquian-speaking indigenous people of New England.

    The Mohican are an Algonquian-speaking people.

  2. erroneousA Mohegan.
  3. AustraliaUKplural "Mohicans"A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end.

    Synonyms: Mohawk, Mowie, Iroquois

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end.

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MohawkMowieIroquois

More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of the Algonquian people formerly living in the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic

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Mahican
Broader
AlgonquianAlgonquin

nounthe Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican

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MahicanMohican languageMahican language
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AlgonquianAlgonquinAlgonquian language
Also see
finmohawk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Mahican[Term?]
  2. EnglishMohican

From their self-designation in Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”), though the precise meaning and etymology have been debated. Doublet of Mahican and Mohegan; compare also Mohawk.

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Translations

Czech Mohykán
  • Mohykánmember of tribe
German Mohikaner, Mohikanerin
  • Mohikanermember of tribe
  • Mohikanerinmember of tribe
Greek μοϊκανός
  • μοϊκανόςmember of tribe
Romanian mohican
  • mohicanmember of tribe
Russian могика́нин, могика́нка
  • могика́нин (mogikánin)member of tribe
  • могика́нка (mogikánka)member of tribe
Swedish mohikan
  • mohikanmember of tribe

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mohican

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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