melungeon
1Melungeon — 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… …
2Melungeon — Melungeons Total population Unknown; possibly ranging into the thousands Regions with significant populations Originally in the vicinity of Cumberland Gap ( …
3Melungeon — Melungeons Arch Goins y familia, melungeons de Graysville, Tennessee, c. años 1920 Ubicación Originalmente en las cercanías del Desfiladero de Cumberland (Este de Tennessee y este de Kentucky. Más tarde, migraron p …
4Melungeon — Melungeons Les Melungeons sont une vieille communauté métissée se trouvant dans l est du Tennessee, la Virginie occidentale, l est du Kentucky et la Caroline du Nord depuis au moins 200 ans et sans doute depuis plus longtemps. On estime la… …
5Melungeon — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to any of several similar Mestee groups currently and historically found in the Southeastern United States, all of uncertain or disputed origin. 2. noun A Melungeon person …
6Melungeon DNA Project — The Melungeon DNA Project is a genetic study of people who have Melungeon ancestors mostly in Hancock County, Tennessee and nearby areas of Kentucky according to historic records. Participants genealogical suitability for inclusion is determined… …
7Melungeon — /meuh lun jeuhn/, n. a member of a people of mixed white, black, and American Indian ancestry living in the southern Appalachians. * * * …
8melungeon — me·lun·geon …
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10Croatan Indians — Melungeon 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… …
