powhatan

unzählbar · Eigenname

A proper noun referring to a Native American leader who founded the Powhatan confederacy in eastern Virginia, or to a member of that Algonquian people, or to their language.

• 🇩🇪Eigenname für den Häuptling der amerikanischen Ureinwohner, der die Powhatan-Konföderation im östlichen Virginia gründete, oder für einen Angehörigen dieses Algonkin-Volkes bzw. dessen Sprache.

1. Historical leader B2 formal american

   The paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy in eastern Virginia, known for his leadership and as the father of Pocahontas.

   • Powhatan was a powerful leader who united many tribes.
   • The English settlers negotiated with Powhatan for land.
   • Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas is a famous historical figure.

   🇩🇪Powhatan

2. Indigenous people B2 formal american

   A member of the Algonquian-speaking Native American people who historically inhabited eastern Virginia.

   • The Powhatan people lived in longhouses along the rivers.
   • Many Powhatan descendants still reside in Virginia today.
   • The Powhatan had a complex society with a strong agricultural base.

   🇩🇪Powhatan

3. Language C1 formal american scientific

   The Algonquian language spoken by the Powhatan people, now extinct.

   • Linguists have studied the few surviving records of the Powhatan language.
   • The word 'raccoon' comes from the Powhatan language.
   • Powhatan is an Eastern Algonquian language.

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• powhatan's possessive singular form