Narragansett

[ nar-uh-gan-sit ]

noun,plural Nar·ra·gan·setts, (especially collectively) Nar·ra·gan·sett.
  1. a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family formerly located in Rhode Island but now almost extinct.

  2. an Algonquian language, the language of the Narragansett Indians.

  1. a town in S Rhode Island: includes a resort (Narragansett Pier ).

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How to use Narragansett in a sentence

  • Full power of protection was conferred upon a court of justices to be held in Narragansett.

    A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene
  • Connecticut could not renounce her last hope of securing a part of Narragansett Bay.

    A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene
  • The money was to be raised by the sale of ten thousand acres of lands in Narragansett at the rate of a shilling an acre.

    A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene

British Dictionary definitions for Narragansett

Narragansett

/ (ˌnærəˈɡænsɪt) /


noun
  1. -sett or -setts a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in Rhode Island

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

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