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Pocahontas
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Po·ca·hon·tas  (pk-hnts) 1595?-1617.
Powhatan princess who befriended the English colonists at Jamestown and is said to have saved Capt. John Smith from execution by her people.
Pocahontas [ˌpɒkəˈhɒntəs]
n
(Biographies / Pocahontas (?1595-1617) F, American Indian, MISC: wife of colonist) original name Matoaka; married name Rebecca Rolfe. ?1595-1617, American Indian, who allegedly saved the colonist Captain John Smith from being killed
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Noun1.Pocahontas - a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)Pocahontas - a Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith's life (1595-1617)
Matoaka, Rebecca Rolfe
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One can only imagine how Terrence Malick will handle similar material in his upcoming picture, The New World, which relates the founding of Virginia's Jamestown Settlement in 1607, overlaying history with the legendary romance between British soldier-of-fortune Captain John Smith and Native princess, Pochahontas.
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