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MOHAWK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp
Synonyms:
mohawk; mohawk haircut
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mohawk" is a kind of...):
haircut (the style in which hair has been cut)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Mohawk" is a kind of...):
Iroquoian; Iroquoian language; Iroquois (a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Mohawk" is a kind of...):
Iroquois (any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution)