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Narragansett

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

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  • UK: /ˌnaɹəˈɡansɪt/
  • US: /ˌnæɹəˈɡænsət/
  • CMU ARPABET: N EH2 R AH0 G AE1 N S AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The extinct Algonquian language that was spoken by this tribe.

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2

name

Meaning 2

A town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of an Algonquian Native American tribe that formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.

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History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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