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Nipmuc

Nipmuc noun: any of a people descended from the indigenous Algonquian peoples of Nippenet, corresponding to central Massachusetts and immediately adjacent portions of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Noun

Nipmuc (plural Nipmucs or Nipmuc)

  1. Any of a people descended from the indigenous Algonquian peoples of Nippenet, corresponding to central Massachusetts and immediately adjacent portions of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Forms of Nipmuc

pluralNipmucs
pluralNipmuc
alternative formNipmuck

Origin of Nipmuc

From Loup A Nippamaug, from nippe (“water”) + âmag (“fishing”).

Questions about Nipmuc

What does Nipmuc mean?
Nipmuc means any of a people descended from the indigenous Algonquian peoples of Nippenet, corresponding to central Massachusetts and immediately adjacent portions of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
What part of speech is Nipmuc?
Nipmuc is a noun.
What is the plural of Nipmuc?
The plural of Nipmuc is Nipmucs.

Words near Nipmuc in the dictionary

  1. Nipkow disc
  2. Nipkow discs
  3. Nipkow disk
  4. Nipkow disks
  5. nipless
  6. Nipmuc
  7. Nipmuck
  8. Nipmucks
  9. Nipmucs
  10. nipocalimab
  11. nipoglycoside

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