Nar|ra|gan|sett

Nar|ra|gan|sett
Nar|ra|gan|sett1 «NAR uh GAN siht», noun, plural -set or -sets, -sett or -setts.
1. a member of an American Indian tribe formerly living near Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. They were of Algonkian stock, but are now extinct.
2. the language of this tribe.
╂[American English < Algonkian (Narraganset) naiagans small point of land + -et, a locative suffix]
Nar|ra|gan|sett2 «NAR uh GAN siht», noun.
a kind of medium-sized, American domestic turkey that has white markings and resembles the Bronze turkey.

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  • Nar|ra|gan|set — or Nar|ra|gan|sett1 «NAR uh GAN siht», noun, plural set or sets, sett or setts. 1. a member of an American Indian tribe formerly living near Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. They were of Algonkian stock, but are now extinct. 2. the language of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sett — nar·ra·gan·sett; ro·sett·er; sett; …   English syllables

  • gan — alán·gan; al·lar·gan·do; an·or·gan·ic; ar·gan; ar·gan·ti·dae; ar·ro·gan·cy; bal·brig·gan; bal·lo·gan; ba·tan·gan; ber·gan; ber·gan·der; ber·ri·gan; bo·gan; bran·ni·gan; bro·gan; bu·gan; car·di·gan·shire; ca·yu·gan; chat·ta·noo·gan; cho·ro·te·gan; …   English syllables

  • nar — ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·i·nar; ac·i·nar·i·ous; ac·ti·nar·ia; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·cy·o·nar·ia; al·ter·nar·ia; amil·le·nar·i·an; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ti·the·nar; ar·e·nar·ia; ar·e·nar·i·ous; arun·di·nar·ia; at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an; bi·pin·nar·ia;… …   English syllables

  • narragansett — nar·ra·gan·sett …   English syllables

  • Narragansett — Nar•ra•gan•sett [[t]ˌnær əˈgæn sɪt[/t]] n. pl. setts, (esp. collectively) sett. 1) peo a member of an American Indian people of Rhode Island 2) peo the extinct Eastern Algonquian language of the Narragansett …   From formal English to slang

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • Herr — 1. Ain Herr, der zu lugen lust hat, dess diener seind alle gottloss. – Agricola II, 221. 2. Alle sind Herren, wer ist Sklave? 3. Alles kamme unsem leiwen Heren alleine anvertruggen, awwer kein jung Méaken un kein draug Hög. (Westf.) Alles kann… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • Leute — 1. A de richa Lüta werd ma nüd rüdig1. – Sutermeister, 143; Tobler, 371. In Appenzell: Von den reichen Leuten bekommt man nicht leere Hände. (Tobler.) 2. Albern Leut dienen nicht in die Welt. – Petri, II, 4. 3. Alberne Lüe sind ock Lüe. (Hannover …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

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