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HIAWATHA

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• HIAWATHA (noun)
The noun HIAWATHA has 1 sense:

1. a native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)

Familiarity information: HIAWATHA used as a noun is very rare.

• HIAWATHA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Onondaga (a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River)

Indian chief; Indian chieftain (the leader of a group of native Americans)

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