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Powhatan1

Syllabification: (Pow·ha·tan)
Pronunciation: /ˌpou-əˈtan, pouˈhatn/
Definition of Powhatan

noun (plural same or Powhatans)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of eastern Virginia.
  • 2the Algonquian language of the Powhatan.

adjective

  • relating to the Powhatan or their language.

Origin:

from the chief nicknamed Powhatan, referring to his residence at the falls of the James River, from Virginia Algonquian pawatan 'river falls'

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