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Hiawatha

/ˌhaɪəˈwɑːθə/

Hiawatha proper noun: a 16th-century Native American leader.

Proper noun

Hiawatha

  1. A 16th-century Native American leader
  2. A city, the county seat of Brown County, Kansas, United States.
  3. A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Origin of Hiawatha

From Onondaga Hayęhwathaʼ.

Words formed from Hiawatha

Questions about Hiawatha

What does Hiawatha mean?
Hiawatha means a 16th-century Native American leader.
What part of speech is Hiawatha?
Hiawatha is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hiawatha?
Hiawatha is pronounced /ˌhaɪəˈwɑːθə/.

Words near Hiawatha in the dictionary

  1. hiatus magnus
  2. hiatused
  3. hiatuses
  4. hiawa
  5. Hiawassee
  6. Hiawatha
  7. Hiawathan
  8. Hib
  9. hiba
  10. hibachi
  11. hibachis

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