English noun: Powhatan | |||
1. | Powhatan (person) Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618) | ||
Synonyms | Wahunsonacock | ||
Instance hypernym | Algonquian, Algonquin, Indian chief, Indian chieftain | ||
2. | Powhatan (person) a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Algonquian, Algonquin | ||
Instance hyponym | Matoaka, Pocahontas, Rebecca Rolfe | ||
3. | Powhatan (communication) the Algonquian language of the Powhatan | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Algonquian, Algonquian language, Algonquin | ||