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Lenni-Lenape

Lenˊni-Len-a′pe

(lĕnˊnĭ-lĕn-ä′pā̍)
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Noun.
pl.
(Ethnol.)
A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut to Virginia. They included the Mohicans, Delawares, Shawnees, and several other tribes.