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MASSASOIT
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• MASSASOIT (noun)
The noun MASSASOIT has 1 sense:
1. Wampanoag leader who aided the Pilgrims (1580-1661)
Familiarity information: MASSASOIT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wampanoag leader who aided the Pilgrims (1580-1661)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Wampanoag (a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims)
Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of Native Americans)
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