Narragansett

noun

Nar·​ra·​gan·​sett ˌner-ə-ˈgan(t)-sət 

ˌna-rə-

variants or less commonly Narraganset

1

plural Narragansett or Narragansetts also Narraganset or Narragansets : a member of an Indigenous people of Rhode Island

2

: the Algonquian language of the Narragansett people

Word History

Etymology

modification of Narragansett Nahicans, Nayohygunsic, locale on Narragansett Bay

First Known Use

1637, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Geographical Definition

Narragansett

geographical name

Nar·​ra·​gan·​sett ˌner-ə-ˈgan(t)-sət 

ˌna-rə-

town and summer resort at the entrance to Narragansett Bay in southern Rhode Island population 15,868