Usually means: Mixed-race group, primarily Appalachian descent.
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  2. melungeon: Collins English Dictionary
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  7. Melungeon: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  9. melungeon: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Melungeon: Merriam-Webster

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Melungeon)

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.
noun:  A Melungeon person.

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