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Wappinger

noun
Wap·​pin·​ger | \ ˈwäpinjə(r)\
plural Wappinger or Wappingers

Definition of Wappinger

1 : an Indian people living between the lower Hudson and Connecticut rivers
2 : a member of the Wappinger people

History and Etymology for Wappinger

of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick Wampan-ohke, literally, eastern land

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