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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Native American woman.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Arkansas.
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; A village in Bond County, Illinois. Former name: Amity.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Pocahontas County, Iowa.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hinds County, Mississippi.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; A village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A former community in Baker County, Oregon.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Tazewell County, Virginia.

Synonyms

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rebecca rolfe

Example

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"Skura had a Pocahontas backpack."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Pocahontas Countybaker countybond countycape girardeau countycounty seathardeman countyhinds countymcnairy countynative americanpocahontas countyrandolph countytazewell county

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