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Pocahontas

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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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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A former community in Baker County, Oregon.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Tazewell County, Virginia.
Noun
  1. 1
    A Native American woman.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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