Get to know Powhatan better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like algonquian or algonquin.
Powhatan in a sentence
Powhatan meaning
A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.
Synonyms of Powhatan
Using Powhatan
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.
- Useful related words include: algonquian, algonquin, wahunsonacock, indian chief.
- In the example corpus, powhatan often appears in combinations such as: the powhatan, powhatan road.
Context around Powhatan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Powhatan
- In this selection, "powhatan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, century, off, face, road, woman and apartments stand out and add context to how "powhatan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 17th century powhatan woman is and 70 to powhatan road to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "powhatan" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with powhatan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tuesday, Whiteville will face Powhatan, VA (1-0) at North Pitt High School. (13 words)
A ribbon-cutting for the new pretreatment facility off Powhatan Road is being planned for October. (16 words)
After learning about his family's ancestry, he found out that the 17th-century Powhatan woman is his 12th great-grandmother. (21 words)
Belle Isle, at various former times a Powhatan fishing village, colonial-era horse race track, and Civil War prison camp, is the larger of the two, and contains many bike trails as well as a small cliff that is used for rock climbing instruction. (44 words)
Peterson also said that she hopes the showcases will draw students who don’t regularly come to the Barry Art Museum to the events since the museum is quite a trek for students who live in the quad houses and the Powhatan apartments. (43 words)
They’ll make their way down US 70 to Powhatan Road to NC42E to Main Street and then return back to home base – Clayton Fire Station One – Jason’s home-away-from-home for the last two decades. (38 words)
Example sentences (12)
After learning about his family's ancestry, he found out that the 17th-century Powhatan woman is his 12th great-grandmother.
Peterson also said that she hopes the showcases will draw students who don’t regularly come to the Barry Art Museum to the events since the museum is quite a trek for students who live in the quad houses and the Powhatan apartments.
They’ll make their way down US 70 to Powhatan Road to NC42E to Main Street and then return back to home base – Clayton Fire Station One – Jason’s home-away-from-home for the last two decades.
A ribbon-cutting for the new pretreatment facility off Powhatan Road is being planned for October.
Before making the proposal, the scientists won the consent of elders and representatives of the Powhatan Tribe — which is best-known as the home tribe for Pocahontas in the 17th century.
In a fitting tribute to the farthest flyby ever conducted by spacecraft, the Ultima Thule has been officially named Arrokoth (AR-uh-koth), a Native American term meaning “sky” in the Powhatan/Algonquian language.
For 21 years, Willey has lived down this secluded gravel road in the woods of Powhatan, Virginia, a community west of Richmond.
Tuesday, Whiteville will face Powhatan, VA (1-0) at North Pitt High School.
Belle Isle, at various former times a Powhatan fishing village, colonial-era horse race track, and Civil War prison camp, is the larger of the two, and contains many bike trails as well as a small cliff that is used for rock climbing instruction.
Norfolk developed in the late 17th century as a "Half Moone" fort was constructed and convert were acquired from local natives of the Powhatan Confederacy in exchange for 10,000 pounds of tobacco.
Smith led expeditions to explore the regions surrounding Jamestown, and it was during one of these that the chief of the Powhatan Native Americans captured Smith.
The English term hominy is derived from the Powhatan language word for prepared maize. citation Many other Native American cultures also made hominy and integrated it into their diet.
Common combinations with powhatan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: