Pocahontas
pronunciation
How to pronounce Pocahontas in British English:
UK [,pəukə'hɔntəs]
How to pronounce Pocahontas in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
Word Origin
- Pocahontas
- (c. 1595-1617), daughter of Algonquian leader Powhatan, the name is said to be Algonquian Pokachantesu "she is playful."
Example
- 1. Pocahontas : john rolfe vs. john smith .
- 2. I 'm gonna go change into my pocahontas costume .
- 3. This happened in 1995 , when disney released its own version of the pocahontas story .
- 4. In the disney film , a romance emerges between the native american girl , pocahontas , and the british settler , john smith .
- 5. In fact , many scholars believe smith 's claims that pocahontas saved his life after he was captured by the powhatans to also be myth .