NOUN | person | Pocahontas, Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe | 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) |
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Sounds | pow.kahhhaa'nahs; pow.kahhhaa'ntahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
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). | |
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Synonyms | Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe | |
Instance of | Powhatan | A member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia |
Spanish | Matoaka | |
Catalan | Pocahontas |
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