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POCAHONTAS

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POCAHONTAS (noun)
  The noun POCAHONTAS has 1 sense:

1. a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)play

  Familiarity information: POCAHONTAS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


POCAHONTAS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Matoaka; Pocahontas; Rebecca Rolfe

Instance hypernyms:

Powhatan (a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia)


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