Complete Definition of "Mohawk"

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Proper noun
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  1. uncountable An Iroquoian language spoken by a North American indigenous people, the easternmost of the Iroquois w:Iroquois Confederacy|Five Nations.
  2. countable A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long and usually styled so as to stand straight up.

Synonyms
(UK/Australia hairstyle): Mohican, Mowie

Translations
trans-top|Hairstyle with shaved sides and long centre
Danish: hanekam
Finnish: irokeesikampaus, irokeesi
French: crête iroquoise f
German: Irokesenschnitt m
trans-mid
Japanese: ������ (mohikangari)
Portuguese: moicano m
Spanish: cresta f
Swedish: tuppkam
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See also
w:Mohawk Nation|Wikipedia article on the Mohawk Nation
w:Mohawk language|Wikipedia article on the Mohawk language
w:Mohawk hairstyle|Wikipedia article on the Mohawk hairstyle
Mohawk–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary â�� the Rosetta Edition.

External links
ethnologue|code=moh

Category:Hair
Category:Languages

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