"Pocasset" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /pəˈkɑs.ət/
Etymology: Algonquian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|alg}} Algonquian Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pocasset
  1. A village in Massachusetts.
    Sense id: en-Pocasset-en-name-IdsVB8Dv
  2. A place in Rhode Island.
    Sense id: en-Pocasset-en-name-jyt079rt

Noun

IPA: /pəˈkɑs.ət/ Forms: Pocassets [plural], Pocasset [plural]
Etymology: Algonquian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|alg}} Algonquian Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Pocasset}} Pocasset (plural Pocassets or Pocasset)
  1. A (member of a) Native American tribe, the Fall River Wampanoag.
    Sense id: en-Pocasset-en-noun-ZCkz~rsi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 71

Inflected forms

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