Pocahontas

[ poh-kuh-hon-tuh s ]

/ ˌpoʊ kəˈhɒn təs /

noun

Rebecca Rolfe,1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.

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Things were no better after Disney broadened the ethnic mix in 1995 with Pocahontas, the first hard-body princess.

Desperately Seeking Prince Charming |Sean Macaulay |September 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Pocahontas nodded and motioned graciously to the opening of the lodge.

The Princess Pocahontas |Virginia Watson
Much has been said about the reception of Pocahontas in London, but the contemporary notices of her are scant.

The Story of Pocahantas |Charles Dudley Warner
The subject of the conversion of Pocahontas had weighed heavily upon the mind of Mr. Rolfe.

Heroines That Every Child Should Know |Various

Pocahontas then became Lady Rebecca and remained in England for over a year.

Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia |Dorothy M. Torpey
It should be added, however, that there is an allusion to some warning by Pocahontas in the last chapter of the "Oxford Tract."

Captain John Smith |Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for pocahontas

Pocahontas

/ (ˌpɒkəˈhɒntəs) /

noun

original name Matoaka; married name Rebecca Rolfe. ?1595–1617, American Indian, who allegedly saved the colonist Captain John Smith from being killed

Cultural definitions for pocahontas

Pocahontas

[ (poh-kuh-hon-tuhs) ]

A Native American princess of the seventeenth century who befriended Captain John Smith of Virginia. She is said to have thrown herself upon him to prevent his execution by her father, Powhatan. She later married one of the Virginian settlers and traveled to England with him.

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