Pocahontas

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Pocahontas

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

Derived terms

Noun

Pocahontas (plural Pocahontases)

  1. A Native American woman.
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