English Explanatory Dictionary

Pocahontas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Pocahontas.wav

Word forms

Pocahontas Pocahontases

Etymology

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

Derived words

Pocahontas County
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