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1. A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting the eastern end of Long Island in New York. 2. The Algonquian language of the Montauk, dialectally related to Mohegan and Pequot. 3. A member of any of various Algonquian peoples of eastern and central Long Island connected with the Montauk. [From a place name of Montauk origin.]
Montauk (/ ˈmɒntɔːk / MON-tawk) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, on the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 4,318.
What does the word Montauk mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Montauk . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
The Montaukett ("Metoac" [1] or Matouwac) were Native Americans on Long Island and often known in colonial writings by the place name of their geographic territories, such as the Montauk and the Shinnecock, which may or may not have been the same as their name for themselves.
Information about the Montauk tribe for students and teachers. Covers Montauk Indian clothing, houses, language, history and culture.
Montauk, both a single tribe and a confederacy of Algonquian-speaking North American Indian tribes who lived on the eastern and central parts of what is now Long Island, N.Y.; the confederacy included the Shinnecock, Manhasset, Massapequa, Montauk proper, Patchogue, and Rockaway tribes.
Montauk definition: A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting the eastern end of Long Island in New York.
Montauk. A hamlet and census-designated place in East Hampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. The easternmost part of Long Island, New York, site of a lighthouse. An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri.
Montauk, New York, a hamlet at the east end of Long Island, is a popular getaway travel destination from New York City and the world. Montauk is located on the Atlantic Ocean and Block Island Sound and is known for beautiful beaches, like Ditch Plains; oceanfront places to stay; things to do for kids; fishing; surfing; paddling; seafood ...
Montauk is a census-designated place that roughly corresponds to the hamlet with the same name located in the town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 3,326.