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Webster 1913 Edition
Mohawk
Mo′hawk
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Noun.
1.
(Ethnol.)
One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.
2.
One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians.
[Slang]
Spectator. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mohawk
MO'HAWK
Definition 2024
Mohawk
Mohawk
See also: mohawk
English
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Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant), Mohawk leader and British military officer during the American Revolution.
Proper noun
Mohawk
- An indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.
- The Iroquoian language spoken by these North American indigenous people.
Translations
indigenous people of North America
Iroquoian language
Noun
Mohawk (plural Mohawks)
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Mohawk hairstyle.
- An individual member of the Mohawk people.
- (also mohawk) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.
Synonyms
- (UK/Australia hairstyle): Mohican, Mowie
Translations
mohawk hairstyle
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See also
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Mohawk Nation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Mohawk language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Mohawk hairstyle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia