Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting eastern Connecticut, with present-day populations in southeast Connecticut and Wisconsin. The Mohegan broke away from the Pequot in the early 1600s under the leadership of Uncas.
- noun The Algonquian language of the Mohegan.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Mohican .
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Examples
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Often these two groups were thought of as one group, but the name Mohegan probably referred to a particular Pequot clan that eventually gained control of the Pequot Nation.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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Josselyn, gent., that it was called the Mohegan; [23] and Master Richard
Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Washington Irving 1821
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The Mohegan tribal authority also operates a slot machine and harness-racing facility called Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania.
Vitro, Madoff, Lehman, WaMu, Blockbuster: Bankruptcy - Bloomberg 2010
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Earlier this year Mr. Cappelli tapped the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, the operator of the Mohegan Sun Casino, to run the proposed casino.
Westchester Developer Envisions a Jackpot in Catskills Joseph De Avila 2011
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The Mohegan Sun Gaming Authority already owns and operates two casinos in Connecticut and in Pennsylvania.
Casino Deal Gets a Boost Joseph De Avila 2011
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Mr. Schumer and Rep. Nydia Velazquez requested the report after a bus carrying gamblers back to Chinatown from the Mohegan Sun casino crashed in the Bronx in March.
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Under the plan, the Mohegan Sun Gaming Authority will operate video slot machines, a 258-room hotel and a racetrack.
Casino Deal Gets a Boost Joseph De Avila 2011
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The deal with the Mohegan tribe "gives him more credibility," he added.
Westchester Developer Envisions a Jackpot in Catskills Joseph De Avila 2011
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A long-stalled plan to transform a legendary Catskills hotel into a $600 million casino got a boost after the Westchester developer, Louis Cappelli , reached a partnership agreement with the operators of the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
Casino Deal Gets a Boost Joseph De Avila 2011
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"We will be a small equity owner," said Mitchell Etess , chief executive of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority.
Casino Deal Gets a Boost Joseph De Avila 2011
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