Melungeon
[ muh-luhn-juh n ]
/ məˈlʌn dʒən /
noun
a member of a people of mixed white, black, and American Indian ancestry living in the southern Appalachians.
Example sentences from the Web for melungeon
Portugee blood—touch o' that melungeon tribe from over in the Fur Cove.
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British Dictionary definitions for melungeon
melungeon
/ (məˈlʌndʒən) /
noun
any of a dark-skinned group of people of the Appalachians in E Tennessee, of mixed Indian, White, and Black ancestry
Word Origin for melungeon
C20: of unknown origin