name
Meaning 1
Their eastern Algonquian language.
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Powhatan
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/paʊəˈtæn/
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/paʊˈhætən/
name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community, the county seat of Powhatan County, Virginia, United States.
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.
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noun
Meaning 4
the Algonquian language of the Powhatan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language
noun
Meaning 5
a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia
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Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin
Narrower terms: Pocahontas, Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe
noun
Meaning 6
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Wahunsonacock
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Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin, Indian chief, Indian chieftain
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