pocahontas

What does pocahontas mean?

pocahontas means "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)".

How many syllables are in pocahontas?

pocahontas has 4 syllables: po-ca-hon-tas. The stress falls on "hon". In IPA it is /ˌpoʊkəˈhɑntəs/.

What is another word for pocahontas?

Close synonyms include Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pocahontas a common word?

pocahontas is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pocahontas come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.