Mohawk
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Mohawk is:
- A tribe of Native Americans: see Mohawk nation
- The Mohawk language spoken by the Mohawk people.
- A river in New York State, USA, a tributary of the Hudson River: see Mohawk River.
- A river in Oregon State, USA, a tributary to the McKenzie River: see Mohawk River (Oregon).
- Some places in the United States of America:
- The Mohawk hairstyle, from a hairstyle traditionally worn by the Mohawk tribe.
- The "Mohocks", an early-eighteenth century London gang.
- Mohawk Gasoline is a gasoline station company in Canada.
- What the New York Central railroad called the 4-8-2 steam locomotive wheel arrangement, rather than Mountain which was used by everyone else. See NYC Mohawk for details on these.
- The Mohawk was also the name of passenger trains that ran on the Grand Trunk Western (between Chicago and Detroit) and on the New York Central (between Chicago and Toledo, Ohio).
- The name has been used for a number of Royal Navy warships, the last being HMS Mohawk (F125).