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 | ||