Powhatan Definition

pouə-tăn, pou-hătn
powhatans
noun
A member of a confederacy of Native American peoples of eastern Virginia in the 1500s and 1600s, with present-day populations in the same area and in New Jersey.
American Heritage
The Algonquian language of the Powhatan, a dialect of Virginia Algonquian.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Wahunsonacock

Other Word Forms of Powhatan

Noun

Singular:
Powhatan
Plural:
powhatans

Origin of Powhatan

  • After Powhatan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Powhatan Sentence Examples

  • In April 1861 he was assigned to the "Powhatan," and was sent under secret orders from the president for the relief of Fort Pickens, Pensacola, an expedition which he had urged.

  • For a few months Lee lived quietly in Powhatan county, year he became assistant-editor of the Dictionary of National making his formal submission to the Federal authorities and Biography.

  • Unusually oriented with west at the top, it includes a vignette of Powhatan.

  • The existing Federal navy of 1861 already included some large and powerful modern vessels, such as the "Minnesota" and "Powhatan."

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