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Mobilian

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

An informal Native American trade language used among the tribes of the US Southeast, primarily along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. May have originally been the language of one particular tribe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

One of the Native American people with Chief Tuscaloosa in Alabama (circa 1540).

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Usage: countable

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noun

Meaning 3

A resident of the city of Mobile, Alabama.

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Usage: countable

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History

Etymology

Apparently Mobile + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: мобильский жарго́н (mobilʹskij žargón) — informal Native American trade language
  • Russian: мобильский торго́вый язы́к (mobilʹskij torgóvyj jazýk) — informal Native American trade language
  • Russian: яма́ (jamá) — informal Native American trade language