Synonyms of powhatan

Noun


1. Powhatan, Wahunsonacock

usage: Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618)

2. Powhatan, Algonquian, Algonquin

usage: a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia

3. Powhatan, Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language

usage: the Algonquian language of the Powhatan

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