HyperDic: matoaka

English > 1 sense of the word Matoaka:
NOUNperson Matoaka, Pocahontas, Rebecca Rolfea 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)
English > Matoaka: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA 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).
SynonymsPocahontas, Rebecca Rolfe
Instance ofPowhatanA member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia
SpanishMatoaka
CatalanPocahontas

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