a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State
"The museum exhibit highlighted artifacts created by a Mohawk artisan who lived near the river before European settlement."
the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk
"The linguist spent years studying the unique grammatical structures of the Mohawk before publishing her findings on the endangered Iroquoian language."
haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp
"He decided to get his head shaved and grow a mohawk for the upcoming music festival."
An individual member of the Mohawk people.
"The artist drew a bold mohawk on the cover, but his friend corrected him that it should be capitalized as Mohawk since it refers to the hairstyle."
Alternative letter-case form of Mohawk (hairstyle).
An indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.
"The historian explained that the Mohawk were the easternmost members of the Iroquois Confederacy before they signed treaties with British colonies."