Wappinger

noun

Wap·​pin·​ger

ˈwäpinjə(r)

plural Wappinger or Wappingers

1

: an Indian people living between the lower Hudson and Connecticut rivers

2

: a member of the Wappinger people

Word History

Etymology

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

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