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Powhatan

noun
1.
Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618).  Synonym: Wahunsonacock.
2.
A member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia.
3.
The Algonquian language of the Powhatan.





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... John Smith. It appears that in the course of his explorations he was captured by Indians, and taken before Chief Powhatan at his forest home. As Smith tells the story, the chief wore a mantle of raccoon skins and a head-dress of eagle's feathers. The warriors, about two hundred in number, were ranged on each side of Powhatan, and the Indian ...
— The Land We Live In - The Story of Our Country • Henry Mann


Words linked to "Powhatan" :   Algonquin, Indian chief, Rebecca Rolfe, Matoaka, Algonquian, Algonquian language, Pocahontas, Wahunsonacock, Indian chieftain


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