narragansett in English

noun
1
a member of an American Indian people originally of Rhode Island. They came into conflict with the New England colonists in the 17th century, and few now remain.
In March, the western Indians began negotiating for peace while the Wampanoags and Narragansetts returned to their homelands in search of food.
2
the Algonquian language of the Narragansett.

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1. A higher bee population existed on the Narragansett field of alfalfa than on the adjacent field of Ranger.

2. Breeds that have contributed foundation stock to the Standardbred breed included the Narragansett Pacer, Canadian Pacer, Thoroughbred, Norfolk Trotter, Hackney, and Morgan.

3. During the early part of the summer, the warship continued her training schedule, this time off the New England coast near Narragansett Bay.

4. In 1958, Hazelwood began extensive testing of helicopters for antisubmarine warfare both in Narragansett Bay and out of the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in Maryland.

5. After availability at Boston, Vicksburg operated in Narragansett Bay, Block Island Sound, and Long Island Sound, serving as a pre-commissioning training vessel for crews of large combatant warships from 5–15 December.