Mahican

[ muh-hee-kuh n ]
/ məˈhi kən /

noun, plural Ma·hi·cans, (especially collectively) Ma·hi·can.

a tribe or confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indians, centralized formerly in the upper Hudson valley.
a member of this tribe or confederacy.
Also Mohican.

Origin of Mahican

1605–15; < the Mahican name for themselves: literally, person (people) of the tidal estuary (cognate with Munsee Delaware ma·hí·kan; compare -a·hi·kan in kihta·hí·kan ocean, with kiht- great)

Example sentences from the Web for mahican

  • An old Mahican settlement known as Potick was located a little back from the river.

    The Hudson |Wallace Bruce

  • The Mahican Village at the mouth of the creek was called Nappechemak.

    The Hudson |Wallace Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for mahican

Mahican
/ (məˈhiːkən) /

noun plural -cans or -can

a variant of Mohican