Narragansett: Meaning and Definition of

Nar•ra•gan•sett

Pronunciation: (nar"u-gan'sit), [key]
— pl. -setts, -sett.
  1. a member of a North American Indian tribe of the Algonquian family formerly located in Rhode Island but now almost extinct.
  2. an Algonquian language, the language of the Narragansett Indians.
  3. a town in S Rhode Island: includes a resort12,088.
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