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Rebecca Rolfe

DEFINITIONS OF: Rebecca Rolfe

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n 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)

Synonyms:
Matoaka, Pocahontas
Example of:
Powhatan
a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia
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