Mohegan
Americannoun
plural
Mohegans,plural
Mohegan-
a member of a group of Pequot Indians that broke with the Pequot and then fought against them in the Pequot War.
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an Algonquian language, the language of the Mohegan Indians.
Etymology
Origin of Mohegan
First recorded in 1700–10; self-designation of the Mohegan people; literally, “person (people) of the wolf” in Mohegan-Pequot, an extinct Algonquian language spoken in southeastern Connecticut
Example Sentences
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Two local casinos—Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun—mass hired, and Connecticut’s manufacturing powerhouse morphed into a services economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Her debut in Connecticut is sold out — the first sellout for the Sun in a season opener since they played their inaugural game at Mohegan Sun Arena in 2003 after moving from Orlando.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
The Grammy-winning artist had been scheduled to perform at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino on Dec. 17, but postponed his show because of unspecified health issues.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2024
By the time Buffett's "A Salty Piece of Land" tour made it to the Mohegan Sun Arena in 2005, I was no longer an only child.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2023
Tire peace dividend changed the region once again, and now it is best known for the great gambling casinos of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods and for the pharmaceutical researchers of Pfizer.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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