Wap·pin·ger (wä p n-j r)n. pl. Wappinger or Wap·pin·gers 1. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the east bank of the Hudson River from Poughkeepsie to Manhattan and closely related to the Munsee-speaking peoples. The Wappinger dispersed to other Native American groups after warfare with the Dutch in the mid-17th century. 2. A member of this people. [Of Algonquian origin.] |
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