Powhatan

[ pou-uh-tan, -hat-n ]

noun

, plural Pow·ha·tans, (especially collectively) Pow·ha·tan

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 American Indian chief in Virginia, father of Pocahontas and founder of the Powhatan Confederacy.

Powhatan

/ paʊˈhætən; ˌpaʊhəˈtæn /

noun

1. Powhatan1618MAmerican IndianPOLITICS: tribal leader American Indian name Wahunsonacock. died 1618, American Indian chief of a confederacy of tribes; father of Pocahontas

Example Sentences

The department deserves credit for adding Gen. Winfield Scott, as well as William Harvey Carney and Powhatan Beaty, African American soldiers from Virginia, to the Standards of Learning.

From Washington Post

I got scared on stage when I was nine years old when I was Powhatan in Pocahontas and I didn't know the lines.

From Salon

Initially, the settlers left the Rappahannocks alone as they focused on taking over the empire of the Powhatan Indians to the south and establishing their colony of Jamestown.

From Washington Post

It happened around 7:40 p.m. on I-49 northbound near Powhatan, a village in the parish, the sheriff’s office said.

From Seattle Times

The traditional life of the Paspahegh Indians, part of the Powhatan tribal group, comes alive in this re-created town at the Jamestown Settlement, which features reed-covered homes, cooking and gardening areas, and a ceremonial circle.

From Washington Post