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Wampanoag

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌwɑːm.pəˈnəʊ.əɡ/
  • General-American: /ˈwɑm.pəˌnɑɡ/
  • General-American: /ˌwɑm.pəˈnoʊˌæɡ/
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1

name

Meaning 1

The Algonquin language of the Wampanoag tribe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a Native American tribe located in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of a current Native American nation currently consisting of five affiliated tribes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin

Narrower terms: Massasoit

History

Etymology

From Massachusett Wôpanâak, wôpanâak.