"Mohican" meaning in English

See Mohican in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -iːkən Etymology: From their self-designation in Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mjy|lit=people of the estuary}} Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mohican
  1. An indigenous people of New England; the Mohicans. Translations (Native American tribe): mohykán [masculine] (Czech), mohikaani (Finnish), Μοϊκανοί (Moïkanoí) [masculine, plural] (Greek), moicano [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Mohican-en-name-vmu7Bns4 Disambiguation of 'Native American tribe': 64 36
  2. (erroneous) The Mohegan people.
    Sense id: en-Mohican-en-name-dxW5XD1D

Noun

Forms: Mohicans [plural]
Rhymes: -iːkən Etymology: From their self-designation in Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mjy|lit=people of the estuary}} Mahican [Term?] (literally “people of the estuary”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mohican (plural Mohicans)
  1. A member of this tribe; a Mohican. Translations (member of tribe): մոհիկան (mohikan) (Armenian), Mohykán [masculine] (Czech), Mohikaner [masculine] (German), Mohikanerin [feminine] (German), Μοϊκανός m : as adjective: μοϊκανός (Moïkanós) [masculine] (Greek), могика́нин (mogikánin) [masculine] (Russian), могика́нка (mogikánka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Mohican-en-noun--X9bnVDd Disambiguation of 'member of tribe': 85 3 11
  2. (erroneous) A Mohegan.
    Sense id: en-Mohican-en-noun-qX5sDRWX
  3. (Britain) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end. Tags: Britain Categories (topical): Extinct languages, Hair, Languages Synonyms: Mohawk, Mowie, Iroquois
    Sense id: en-Mohican-en-noun-9HWM3IFw Disambiguation of Extinct languages: 20 10 19 11 41 Disambiguation of Hair: 10 5 11 5 70 Disambiguation of Languages: 21 9 15 9 46 Categories (other): British English

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Alternative forms

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