Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-hee-kuh n]
- /məˈhi kən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muh-hee-kuh n]
- /məˈhi kən/
Definitions of mahican word
- noun plural mahican a tribe or confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indians, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley. 1
- noun plural mahican a member of this tribe or confederacy. 1
- noun mahican a member of a North American Indian people that lived chiefly in the upper Hudson Valley 0
- noun mahican the Algonquian language of this people 0
- adjective mahican of the Mahicans or their language or culture 0
- noun mahican Alternative form of Mohican. 0
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Origin of mahican
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < the Mahican name for themselves: literally, person (people) of the tidal estuary (cognate with Munsee Delaware ma·hí·kan; compare -a·hi·kan in kihta·hí·kan ocean, with kiht- great)
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Parts of speech for Mahican
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mahican popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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