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Niantic

Niantic noun: a member of a tribe of New England Native Americans who lived in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period.

Noun

Niantic (plural Niantics)

  1. A member of a tribe of New England Native Americans who lived in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period.

Proper noun

Niantic

  1. A census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.
  2. A village and township in Macon County, Illinois.

Forms of Niantic

pluralNiantics

Origin of Niantic

Borrowed from Mohegan-Pequot Nehântick.

Questions about Niantic

What does Niantic mean?
Niantic means a member of a tribe of New England Native Americans who lived in Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period.
What part of speech is Niantic?
Niantic can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Niantic?
The plural of Niantic is Niantics.

Words near Niantic in the dictionary

  1. Nian
  2. nianfo
  3. Niang
  4. Niangala
  5. Niangs
  6. Niantic
  7. Niantics
  8. Niaosong
  9. Niaosung
  10. niaouli
  11. niaoulis

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