POWHATAN CONFEDERACY

Meaning of POWHATAN CONFEDERACY in English

a network of Algonquian-speaking Indian settlements in Virginia that was ruled by Powhatan.

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POWHATAN — biographical name 1550?-1618 Wa-hun-sen-a-cawh or Wahunsonacock; father of Pocahontas American Indian chief
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONFEDERACY — noun (plural -cies) Date: 14th century a league or compact for mutual support or common action ; alliance , a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POWHATAN — I Confederacy of more than 30 North American Indian tribes living in Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Virginia, U.S., and in …
Английский словарь Британика
CONFEDERACY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Iroquois Confederacy Maratha confederacy Maravi confederacy
Английский словарь Британика
POWHATAN — |pau̇ə|tan, pau̇ˈhat ə n noun ( plural powhatan or powhatans ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : an Algonkian people …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONFEDERACY — kənˈfed(ə)rəsē, -si, rap. -dərs- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English confederacie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin confoederation-, confoederatio agreement, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONFEDERACY — (n.) With the, the Confederate States of America.
Английский словарь Webster
CONFEDERACY — (n.) A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by …
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CONFEDERACY — (n.) The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation.
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CONFEDERACY — (n.) A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common …
Английский словарь Webster
CONFEDERACY — ( n. ) The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONFEDERACY — ( n. ) A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONFEDERACY — ( n. ) A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POWHATAN — /pow"euh tan', -hat'n/ , n. , pl. Powhatans , ( esp. collectively ) Powhatan for 1. 1. a member of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONFEDERACY — /keuhn fed"euhr euh see, -fed"reuh see/ , n. , pl. confederacies . 1. an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONFEDERACY — n. union of groups or states, league, coalition, alliance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONFEDERACY — n. alliance of 11 southern states that sought to secede from the USA and fought against the North during the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POWHATAN — biographical name 1550?-1618 Wa-hun-sen-a-cawh or Wahunsonacock; father of Pocahontas American Indian chief
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONFEDERACY — noun ( plural -cies ) Date: 14th century 1. : a league or compact for mutual support or common action …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONFEDERACY — add. ·noun with the, the confederate states of america. 2. confederacy ·noun the persons, bodies, states, or nations united by …
Webster English vocab
CONFEDERACY — ■ noun ( plural confederacies ) 1》 a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. ↘( the Confederacy ) the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POWHATAN — [ 'paʊətan ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of an American Indian people of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POWHATAN — died April 1618, Virginia also called Wahunsonacock, or Wahunsenacawh North American Indian chief, father of Pocahontas. Powhatan was the son …
Britannica English vocabulary
POWHATAN — Powhatan BrE AmE ˈpa ʊ ‿ə tæn ˌ••ˈ•; ˈpaʊ hæt ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONFEDERACY — / kənˈfedərəsi; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a union of states, groups of people or political parties with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONFEDERACY — Confederacy, the BrE AmE ( also the Conˌfederate ˈStates ) in the American Civil War, the southern states of the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONFEDERACY — ( confederacies) A confederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing. They’ve …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONFEDERACY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A crucial hint of how wide the confederacy of life might spread comes from bacteria …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONFEDERACY — [noun] [C + singular or plural verb] - a union of states or people who have combined together for a …
Cambridge English vocab
POWHATAN — n. Confederacy of more than 30 North American Indian tribes living in Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Virginia, U.S., and in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POWHATAN — n. died April 1618, Virginia North American Indian chief, father of Pocahontas . At the peak of his power, he …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONFEDERACY — n. Iroquois Confederacy Maratha confederacy Maravi confederacy
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POWHATAN — Classification: County Located in: Virginia (VA) Total Population (2000): 22377 Total Housing Units (2000): 7509 Land Area (square meters): 676706853 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
POWHATAN — Classification: Village Located in: Louisiana (LA) Total Population (2000): 141 Total Housing Units (2000): 81 Land Area (square meters): 1411157 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
POWHATAN — Classification: Town Located in: Arkansas (AR) Total Population (2000): 50 Total Housing Units (2000): 21 Land Area (square meters): 314080 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
POWHATAN — ( c. 1550–1618) the Native-American leader of the Powhatan people and the Powhatan Confederacy of 30 groups in Virginia and …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
CONFEDERACY — сущ. 1) союз, объединение, альянс, организация (для взаимной поддержки или общих действий) Syn : alliance 2) тайный сговор, тайное соглашение; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONFEDERACY — confederacy.ogg kənʹfed(ə)rəsı n 1. конфедерация; лига; союз государств 2. (преступный) сговор 3. (the Confederacy) амер. ист. Конфедерация ( 11-ти южных …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONFEDERACY — confederacy сущ.1) союз, объединение, альянс, организация (для взаимной поддержки или общих действий) Syn:alliance 2) тайный сговор, тайное соглашение; заговор Syn:conspiracy, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CONFEDERACY — n 1. конфедерация; лига; союз государств 2. (преступный) сговор 3. (the Confederacy) амер. ист. Конфедерация ( 11-ти южных штатов, отколовшихся …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CONFEDERACY — n 1. конфедерация; лига; союз государств 2. (преступный) сговор 3. (the Confederacy) амер. ист. Конфедерация ( 11-ти южных штатов, отколовшихся …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONFEDERACY — сущ. 1) союз, объединение, альянс, организация ( для взаимной поддержки или общих действий ) Syn: alliance 2) тайный сговор, тайное …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONFEDERACY — сущ. 1) союз, объединение, альянс, организация (для взаимной поддержки или общих действий) Syn: alliance 2) тайный сговор, тайное соглашение; заговор Syn: conspiracy, collusion 3) конфедерация; лига; союз …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONFEDERACY — 1) конфедерация; лига; союз государств 2) сговор; заговор • - unlawful confederacy
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
POWHATAN — I (1547-50?-1618) Поухатан Вождь одноименной конфедерации индейских племен [Powhatan II]; дружественно принял первых английских колонистов в Джеймстауне [Jamestown] в Вирджинии (1607), помогал …
CONFEDERACY — сущ. 1) союз, объединение, альянс, организация (для взаимной поддержки или общих действий) Syn : alliance 2) тайный сговор, тайное соглашение; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POWHATAN WAR — (1622-44), relentless struggle between the Powhatan Indian confederacy and early English settlers in the tidewater section of Virginia and southern …
Britannica English vocabulary
72458 — State: ARKANSAS City: POWHATAN
US Zip Codes english vocab
43942 — State: OHIO City: POWHATAN POINT
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23139 — State: VIRGINIA City: POWHATAN
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POCAHONTAS — biographical name circa 1595-1617 daughter of Powhatan American Indian
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POCAHONTAS — born с 1595, near present-day Jamestown, Va., U.S. died March 1617, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. Powhatan Indian woman. Pocahontas helped maintain …
Английский словарь Британика
SMITH, JOHN — (baptized Jan. 6, 1580, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, Eng.d. June 1631, London), English explorer and principal founder of the first permanent English …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROLFE, JOHN — (baptized May 6, 1585, Norfolk, Eng.d. 1622?, Virginia [now in U.S.]), Virginia planter and colonial official who was the husband …
Britannica English vocabulary
POCAHONTAS — born c. 1595, near present-day Jamestown, Va., died March 1617, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. personal name Matoaka, Christian name Lady Rebecca …
Britannica English vocabulary
EASTERN WOODLANDS INDIAN — any American Indian of the largely wooded area stretching easterly across North America from the Mississippi River valley to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
POCAHONTAS — Poc ‧ a ‧ hon ‧ tas /ˌpɒkəˈhɒntəs $ ˌpəʊkəˈhɑːn-/ BrE AmE (1595–1617) a Native American woman, who was the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRECARIOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a precarious existence (= only just managing to live ) ▪ The islanders, who rely …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POCAHONTAS — n. born 0441; 1595, near present-day Jamestown, Va., U.S. died March 1617, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. Powhatan Indian woman. Pocahontas helped …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VIRGINIA COLONY — ист Вирджинская колония, (традиционно Виргинская колония) Первая английская колония в Северной Америке. Названа в честь английской "королевы-девственницы" ["Virgin Queen"] Елизаветы I. Колония …
VIRGINIA COLONY — ист. Вирджинская колония, (традиционно Виргинская колония) Первая английская колония в Северной Америке. Названа в честь английской "королевы-девственницы" ["Virgin Queen"] Елизаветы …

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