Pocahontas

P3O1C3A1H4O1N1T1A1S1

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Arkansas.

OriginPowhatan Pokachantesu →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Arkansas.
    2. A village in Bond County, Illinois. Former name: Amity.
    3. A city, the county seat of Pocahontas County, Iowa.
    4. An unincorporated community in Hinds County, Mississippi.
    5. A village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
    6. A former community in Baker County, Oregon.
    7. An unincorporated community in Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee.
    8. A town in Tazewell County, Virginia.
nounPocahontas (plural Pocahontases)

plural Pocahontases

  1. A Native American woman.

Origin

  1. PowhatanPokachantesu
  2. EnglishPocahontas

After Pocahontas, whose name is a borrowing from Powhatan Pokachantesu (literally “she is playful”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Pocahontas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pocahontas

MLA

“Pocahontas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pocahontas. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pocahontas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pocahontas.

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