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Meaning of POCAHONTAS

Pronunciation:  `powku'hântus

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 Definition: [n]  a Powhatan Indian 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
 
 See Also: Powhatan

 

 

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Pocahontas
A brief biography of the seventeenth-century Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.

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