Lenni Lenape

[ len-ee ]

noun

1. Delaware ( defs 5, 6 ).

Example Sentences

Dr. Brinton tells of the rain maker of the Lenni Lenape who first drew on the earth the figure of a cross.

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"It was the Lenni Lenape," returned Magua, affecting to bend his head in reverence to their former greatness.

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When the Lenni Lenape formally asserted their independence, and fearlessly declared that they were again men.

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This national disposition in regard to peacemaking was once the occasion of a serious misfortune to the tribe of Lenni-Lenape.

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Weisberger's translation of Lenni Lenape as "people of the same nation," would be more literal if it were put "men of our nation."

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