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Wahunsonacock

Wahunsonacock

9.9
A Native American chief who founded the Powhatan tribes in eastern Virginia and was Pocahontas's father
  • proper noun
  • /wɑːhʌnˈsoʊnəˌkɒk/
: Wahunsonacock
  • Pocahontas was the daughter of Wahunsonacock, also known as Chief Powhatan.

Examples

  • Wahunsonacock was a powerful leader who united more than thirty tribes in the tidewater region of Virginia.

  • Historians believe that Wahunsonacock played a key role in the early interactions between Native Americans and English settlers.

  • Chief Wahunsonacock led the Powhatan confederacy.

  • Did Wahunsonacock have any other children besides Pocahontas?

  • Wahunsonacock was a powerful leader who united more than thirty tribes in the tidewater region of Virginia.

  • Historians believe that Wahunsonacock played a key role in the early interactions between Native Americans and English settlers.

  • Pocahontas was the daughter of Wahunsonacock, also known as Chief Powhatan.

Synonyms

Powhatan
vsWahunsonacock
3 9.9

A chief who led many tribes in eastern Virginia and was Pocahontas's father

is an alternative name form for the same historical leader

Surface Forms

Wahunsonacock main

Etymology

The word Wahunsonacock is the English spelling used by settlers for a Native American name, often written Wahunsenacawh, for the leader known as Chief Powhatan. A helpful way to remember it is that Wahunsonacock is the name of Pocahontas's father who united many tribes in Virginia.