Massasoit

/ˌmæsəˈsɔɪt/
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Other forms: Massasoits

Definitions of Massasoit
  1. noun
    Wampanoag leader who aided the Pilgrims (1580-1661)
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    Wampanoag
    a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims
    Indian chief, Indian chieftain
    the leader of a group of Native Americans
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