Sowams

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Massachusett [Term?].

Proper noun

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Sowams

  1. (historical or indigenous contexts) A region of southern New England historically inhabited by the Pokanoket tribe, located in present-day Bristol County, RI and with influence extending to nearby parts of Providence County, RI and Bristol County, MA.