Definitions
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- noun A member of an
Algonquian Native American tribe that formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay. - proper noun The extinct
Algonquian language that was spoken by this tribe.
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Examples
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I lived in Narragansett, RI and Fall River, Mass 25 years ago.
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I lived in Narragansett, RI and Fall River, Mass 25 years ago.
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We had dinner at Iggy's in Narragansett, then drove down to the Point Judith lighthouse for a bit.
"The tides will come and go, witnessed by no waking eye." greygirlbeast 2009
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I've always thought that the ruins of Fort Burnside (circa 1942, built to guard the minefield that was placed in Narragansett Bay during WWII) would be a wonderful place for ritual work, especially given that the two circular depressions that each once held a 3-inch gun have an odd and striking resemblance to a megalithic site, as does the old bunker.
The Whore's Daughter greygirlbeast 2008
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After dinner at Iggy's in Narragansett, we stopped by Spooky parents 'on the way back, to get cucumbers and yellow crooked-neck squash and eggs and just visit.
"Enduring notions, new found promise, that the end will never come." greygirlbeast 2008
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The word Narragansett means the people at the small narrow point.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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All the houses in Narragansett had to be totally blacked out on the ocean side.
What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?: A Teenage Volunteer, Too Young to Join the WACS ITY Brown University 1995
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The Permian-aged granite beds known as the Narragansett Pier Plutonic Suite is exposed here, so, unlike Moonstone, it's a rocky beach.
"Close your eyes, clear your heart, and cut the cord." greygirlbeast 2009
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For dinner, Spooky wanted Iggy's, so we drove back across the Jamestown Bridge and then all the way down to Iggy's in Narragansett.
"I was friendly with this girl, who insisted on touching my face." greygirlbeast 2009
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This last, commonly known as the Narragansett district and comprised in the two so-called towns of North and South Kingstown, lay on the western shore of the bay, in the southern corner of the colony.
American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Ulrich Bonnell Phillips 1905
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