- Powhatan Confederacy
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a network of Algonquian-speaking Indian settlements in Virginia that was ruled by Powhatan.
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Powhatan Confederacy
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Powhatan — The Powhatan (also spelled Powatan and Powhaten), or Powhatan Renape [The word Renape , which means human [http://www.powhatan.org/history.html] , is cognate with Lenape, the name of another Algonquian speaking tribe of what is now New Jersey and … Wikipedia
Powhatan — /pow euh tan , hat n/, n., pl. Powhatans, (esp. collectively) Powhatan for 1. 1. a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy. 2. the Eastern Algonquian language spoken by the Powhatan people. 3. c1550 1618, North… … Universalium
Powhatan County, Virginia — Infobox U.S. County county = Powhatan County state = Virginia map size = 225 founded = 1777 seat = Powhatan | area total sq mi =262 area water sq mi =1 area percentage = 0.43% census yr = 2000 pop = 22377 density km2 =33 web = www.powhatanva.gov… … Wikipedia
Powhatan — noun 1. Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550? 1618) • Syn: ↑Wahunsonacock • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Indian chief, ↑Indian chieftain, ↑Algonquian, ↑Algonquin 2. a member of the … Useful english dictionary
Powhatan War — ▪ North American history (1622–44), relentless struggle between the Powhatan Indian confederacy and early English settlers in the tidewater section of Virginia and southern Maryland. The conflict resulted in the destruction of the Indian… … Universalium
Powhatan — /paʊhəˈtæn/ (say powhuh tan) noun 1. c. 1550–1618, a Native American chief in Virginia, father of Pocahontas; formed a confederacy of Native American settlements. 2. the people of this confederacy. 3. (plural Powhatan or Powhatans) a member of… …
Chief Powhatan — Chief Powhatan, detail of map published by John Smith (1612) Died 1618 Occupation paramount chief of Tsenacommacah, an alliance of Algonqui … Wikipedia
