Meanings
nounPowhatan (plural Powhatans or Powhatan)
plural Powhatans · alternative Powatan · alternative Powhaten
- A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.
proper noun
alternative Powatan · alternative Powhaten
- Their eastern Algonquian language.
- An unincorporated community, the county seat of Powhatan County, Virginia, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe Algonquian language of the Powhatan
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Powhatan language
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