Mohican

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːkÉ™n

Origin

Self-designation in Mahican, meaning "people of the estuary."

Full definition of Mohican

Proper noun

1. Either of two indigenous North American tribes, Mahican and , and to their Algonquian languages.

Noun

1. A member of either of these tribes.
2. (British) A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair in the centre kept long and made to stand on end. (North America: Mohawk)

Synonyms

• (hairstyle) Mowie, Iroquois, Mohawk