mosan

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Noun mosan has 1 sense

Mosan - a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia
--₁ is a kind of Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
--₁ has particulars:
Chemakuan; Salish, Salishan; Wakashan, Wakashan language

Definitions from the Web

Mosan

Noun

1. A member of a Native American tribe that originally inhabited an area in present-day Wisconsin, United States.

Example sentence: The Mosan were skilled hunters and fishermen.

Adjective

1. Pertaining to the Mosan tribe or their culture.

Example sentence: She studied Mosan traditions and customs.

Verb

1. (archaic) To speak in a quaint or old-fashioned manner.

Example sentence: He mosaned as if he were from a different era.