About The Word Melungeon
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Melungeon
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What's The Definition Of Melungeon?Synonyms | Synonyms for Melungeon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Melungeon: See Also | Melungeon In Webster's Dictionary \Me*lun"geon\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]langer to mix,
m['e]lange a mixture.]
One of a mixed white and Indian people living in parts of
Tennessee and the Carolinas. They are descendants of early
intermixtures of white settlers with natives. In North
Carolina the
{Croatan Indians}, regarded as descended from Raleigh's lost
colony of Croatan, formerly classed with negroes, are now
legally recognized as distinct.
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