Pocahontas
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After Pocahontas, whose name is a borrowing from Powhatan Pokachantesu (literally “she is playful”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Pocahontas
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Arkansas.
- A village in Bond County, Illinois. Former name: Amity.
- A city, the county seat of Pocahontas County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Hinds County, Mississippi.
- A village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
- A former community in Baker County, Oregon.
- An unincorporated community in Hardeman County and McNairy County, Tennessee.
- A town in Tazewell County, Virginia.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Pocahontas (plural Pocahontases)
- A Native American woman.
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Mississippi, USA
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