| NOUN | person | Powhatan, Wahunsonacock | Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia |
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| person | Powhatan | a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia | |
| communication | Powhatan | the Algonquian language of the Powhatan |
| Meaning | Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618). | |
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| Synonym | Wahunsonacock | |
| Instance of | Algonquian, Algonquin | A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally / originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada |
| Indian chief, Indian chieftain | The leader of a group of Native Americans | |
| Meaning | A member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia. | |
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| Instances | 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) |
| Broader | Algonquian, Algonquin | A member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally / originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada |
| Meaning | The Algonquian language of the Powhatan. | |
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| Broader | Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language | family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains |
| Spanish | powhatan | |
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