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mohawk

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Noun

  1. A member of an indigenous people of [[North America]] originally from the [[w:Mohawk Valley|Mohawk Valley]] in upstate [[New York]] to southern [[Quebec]] and eastern [[Ontario]], the easternmost of the [[Iroquois]] [[w:Iroquois Confederacy|Five Nations]].
  2. {{senseid|en|hairstyle}} 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. {{lb|en|historical}} A member of a gang (the {{w|Mohocks}}) that terrorized [[London]] in the early 18th century.

Proper noun

  1. The [[Iroquoian]] language spoken by these North American indigenous people.
  2. {{place|en|[[Mohawk River]], the largest <<tributary>> of the <<riv:Suf/Hudson River>>, <<s/New York>>}}.

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