Mandan

C2 Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /ˈmændæn/ UK /ˈmændæn/ See IPA manual

Freq #103987

Meanings

1

noun
a member of an Indigenous people whose traditional homelands lie along the upper Missouri River in the northern Great Plains

A Mandan artist demonstrated techniques used to decorate a traditional earth lodge.
2

noun
the Siouan language of the Mandan people

Community teachers are creating new lessons and recordings in Mandan.
3

adj
relating to the Mandan people, their language, or their culture

The museum returned several Mandan cultural objects to the tribal nation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the siouan language of the... Mandan language

Word family

Forms Mandans

Related forms Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara NationMissouri RiverGreat PlainsSiouan languages

Etymology

The English tribal name came through early French and English records of an external name for the people; its deeper derivation is uncertain. Mandan is commonly unchanged as a collective plural, while Mandans also occurs in English.

Topics

Nature & Landscape Word Formation & Derivatives

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# Mandan

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmændæn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmændæn/
**Frequency rank:** 103987

## Meanings
1. a member of an Indigenous people whose traditional homelands lie along the upper Missouri River in the northern Great Plains
2. the Siouan language of the Mandan people
3. relating to the Mandan people, their language, or their culture

## Examples
- A Mandan artist demonstrated techniques used to decorate a traditional earth lodge.
- Community teachers are creating new lessons and recordings in Mandan.
- The museum returned several Mandan cultural objects to the tribal nation.

## Related Forms
- Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
- Missouri River
- Great Plains
- Siouan languages

## Etymology
The English tribal name came through early French and English records of an external name for the people; its deeper derivation is uncertain. Mandan is commonly unchanged as a collective plural, while Mandans also occurs in English.

## Topics
- Nature & Landscape
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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