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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Arkansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Bond County, Illinois. Former name: Amity.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Pocahontas County, Iowa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hinds County, Mississippi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A former community in Baker County, Oregon.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Tazewell County, Virginia.
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noun
A Native American woman.
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noun
a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe
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Broader terms: Powhatan
History
After Pocahontas, whose name is a borrowing from Powhatan Pokachantesu (literally “she is playful”).
