POWHATAN


Meaning of POWHATAN in English

|pau̇ə|tan, pau̇ˈhat ə n noun

( plural powhatan or powhatans )

Usage: usually capitalized

1.

a. : an Algonkian people of eastern Virginia

b. : a member of such people

2. : an Algonkian language of the Powhatan people

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.