Powhatan

English

Alternative forms

  • Powatan, Powhaten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʊəˈtæn/, /paʊˈhætən/

Noun

Powhatan (plural Powhatans or Powhatan)

  1. A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.

Proper noun

Powhatan

  1. Their eastern Algonquian language.
  2. An unincorporated community, the county seat of Powhatan County, Virginia, United States.

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