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English noun: Powhatan

1. Powhatan (person) Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)


SynonymsWahunsonacock


Instance hypernymAlgonquian, 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 hyponymMatoaka, Pocahontas, Rebecca Rolfe

3. Powhatan (communication) the Algonquian language of the Powhatan


Broader (hypernym)Algonquian, Algonquian language, Algonquin









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