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Definition of: seawan
(sē′wən) noun
An oblong bead made from shell; hence, wampum: used by the Algonquian Indians of North America: also spelled sewan. Also sea′want (-wənt). [<A1- gonquian (Narraganset) seawohn scattered, i.e., unstrung (shell beads)]
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