lenni-lenape

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lenni-lenape - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lenni-Lenape \Len`ni-Len*a"pe\
     (l[e^]n`n[i^]-l[e^]n*[aum]"p[asl]), n. pl. (Ethnol.)
     A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly
     occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut
     to Virginia. They included the Mohicans, Delawares, Shawnees,
     and several other tribes.
     [1913 Webster]