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prop. n.Proper NounA member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting eastern Connecticut; the Algonquian language of the Pequot people.
The Pequot were a powerful Native American tribe in the Connecticut area.
n.NounThe Algonquian language spoken by the Pequot people.
The Pequot language is an Algonquian language.
adj.AdjectiveRelating to the Pequot people or their language.
The Pequot tribe had a rich history.
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TEDMED - Culture is Prevention
- Pequot is derived from an arrogant word meaning invader or destroyer.
Pequot is derived from an arrogant word meaning invader or destroyer.
- The Pequot, Comanche, and Iroquois have a name for themselves in their own languages.
The Pequot, Comanche, and Iroquois have a name for themselves in their own languages.
The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History #3
- It was called the Pequot War.
It was called the Pequot War.
- After some Pequots killed an English fur trader, soldiers from Massachusetts, the newly-formed colony of Connecticut, and some Narragansett Indians, who saw an opportunity to gain an upper hand over the Pequots, attacked a Pequot village at Mystic, burning it and massacring over 500 people.
After some Pequots killed an English fur trader, soldiers from Massachusetts, the newly-formed colony of Connecticut, and some Narragansett Indians, who saw an opportunity to gain an upper hand over the Pequots, attacked a Pequot village at Mystic, burning it and massacring over 500 people.