Pocahontas

[ poh-kuh-hon-tuhs ]

noun

1. Rebecca Rolfe, 1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.

Pocahontas

/ ˌpɒkəˈhɒntəs /

noun

1. Pocahontas?15951617FAmerican IndianMISC: wife of colonist original name Matoaka; married name Rebecca Rolfe. ?1595–1617, American Indian, who allegedly saved the colonist Captain John Smith from being killed

Pocahontas

1. A Native American princess of the seventeenth century who befriended Captain John Smith of Virginia . She is said to have thrown herself upon him to prevent his execution by her father, Powhatan. She later married one of the Virginian settlers and traveled to England with him.

Example Sentences

After Andi, there was Nikki, who came dressed to horseback ride in a sexy Pocahontas costume and disco pants.

From The Daily Beast

Things were no better after Disney broadened the ethnic mix in 1995 with Pocahontas, the first hard-body princess.

From The Daily Beast

Pocahontas had met and had become well acquainted with John Rolfe during her captivity at Jamestown.

From Project Gutenberg

Pocahontas was a distinguished woman for two reasons, which render her short life one of singular interest.

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These transactions failed, and poor Pocahontas, the Rosebud, remained a captive.

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Pocahontas spent a few months in England, and she had just started to return to Virginia, when she was taken ill and died.

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To please Captain Smith, the queen welcomed Pocahontas kindly.

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