Hi·a·wa·tha (h   -w th , -wôth, h -) fl. 1570. Onondagan leader who, along with Deganawidah, is credited with the organization of the Iroquois confederacy. His name was given to the hero of Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha (1855). |
Hiawatha [ˌhaɪəˈwɒθə]
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(Biographies / Hiawatha (16th-century-16th-century) M, American Indian, POLITICS: chief, 16th-century Onondaga Indian chief: credited with the organization of the Five Nations)
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| Noun | 1. |  Hiawatha - a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century) |
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