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Definition of "Mohawk"

Mohawk

/ˈmoʊhɔːk/
  • noun

    plural Mohawks or Mohawk

    1. A member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.  

    2. A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.  

    3. (historical) A member of a gang (the Mohocks) that terrorized London in the early 18th century.

  • proper noun

    1. The Iroquoian language spoken by these North American indigenous people.  

    2. Mohawk River, the largest tributary of the Hudson River, New York.  

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