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Pokanoket

Pokanoket noun: a member of the headship tribe of the many tribes that make up the Wampanoag Nation.

Noun

Pokanoket (plural Pokanokets or Pokanoket)

  1. A member of the headship tribe of the many tribes that make up the Wampanoag Nation.

Forms of Pokanoket

pluralPokanokets
pluralPokanoket

Origin of Pokanoket

From Massachusett Pauquunaukit, from pokhi (“clear”) + wunok (“land”) + -ut (“locative suffix”).

Questions about Pokanoket

What does Pokanoket mean?
Pokanoket means a member of the headship tribe of the many tribes that make up the Wampanoag Nation.
What part of speech is Pokanoket?
Pokanoket is a noun.
What is the plural of Pokanoket?
The plural of Pokanoket is Pokanokets.

Words near Pokanoket in the dictionary

  1. poka
  2. poka-yoke
  3. pokable
  4. pokal
  5. pokals
  6. Pokanoket
  7. Pokanokets
  8. poke
  9. poke a dot
  10. poke about
  11. poke along

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