Wyandot

or Wy·an·dotte

[ wahy-uhn-dot ]

noun

, plural Wy·an·dots, (especially collectively) Wy·an·dot

1. an Indian of the former Huron confederacy.
2. a dialect of the Huron language, especially as used by those elements of the Huron tribe regrouped in Oklahoma.

Example Sentences

This last appellation was but a nickname of the tribe, which was properly called Wendot or Wyandot.

From Project Gutenberg

Adario, a celebrated chief of the Wyandot nation, who was at the height of his usefulness and reputation, about 1690.

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Between these two there was war even to the knife; the greater portion of the Wyandot league belonging to the Algonkin class.

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On the one hand there were twenty-five Wyandot warriors who defied death.

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The Mohawk language is on the tongue; the Wyandot is in the throat.

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