Narragansett
pronunciation
How to pronounce Narragansett in British English:
UK [ˌnærəˈɡænsit]
How to pronounce Narragansett in American English:
US [ˌnærəˈɡænsɪt]
Word Origin
- Narragansett
- 1622, from southern New England Algonquian Naiaganset "(people) of the small point of land," containing nai- "a point or angle." Originally in reference to the native people, later to the place in Rhode Island.
Example
- 1. Narragansett 's packaging and marketing mix old and new .
- 2. Yet mr hellendrung had a surprise when he relaunched narragansett .
- 3. Narragansett , which dates to 1890 , was once the best-selling beer in new england .
- 4. Certain sewage-treatment plants were damaged , and untreated sewage flowed into the river and then into narragansett bay , forcing a ban on shellfish-fishing throughout the state .
- 5. Narragansett town beach , rhode island .