Meherrin

noun

Me·​her·​rin

məˈherə̇n

plural Meherrin or Meherrins

1

a

: an Iroquoian people of the Meherrin river valley in Virginia and North Carolina

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Meherrin people

Word History

Etymology

from the Meherrin river

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