Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An Algonquian language of the Delaware, originally spoken in central and southern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and northern Delaware.
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Examples
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a visit to "Brown's Hole" one winter for the purpose of trading with the whites, was a young, merry, and very handsome girl, named "Unami," who after a few interviews completely captured Baptiste's heart.
The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Henry Inman 1868
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A calm, hardworking boy, who had just started at Unami Middle School, Timmy was coming into his own as a football player.
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By late morning, the Unami 7th grader was on life support at CHOP, airlifted from Doylestown Hospital.
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Farther up the river lived the Unami, or the upriver people.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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Snug as two bugs in a rug, the dogs from Unami look pretty content:
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The Unami held the middle course of the river, together with the hereditary chieftaincy, while the third tribe occupied the lower country.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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The Lenapé proper consisted of three tribes-Munsee, Unami, and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Noticing the trend of the debate, which would lead his friend into trouble, the brother of Unami arose, and waving his hand said: --
The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Henry Inman 1868
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It was upon one of these mystic lodges that Baptiste had accidentally stumbled, and strange thoughts flashed through his mind; for within the sacred place were articles, doubtless, of value more than sufficient to purchase the necessary horse with which he could win the fair Unami.
The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Henry Inman 1868
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He then sold his furs at a good price, as it was so early in the season, bartered for a large quantity of knives, beads, powder, and balls, and returned to the Arapahoe village, where the horse was considered a fair exchange for the pretty Unami; and from that day, for over thirty years, they lived as happy as any couple in the highest civilization.
The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Henry Inman 1868
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