hiawatha

Hi·a·wath·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-uh-woth-uh, -waw-thuh, hee-uh-]
- /ˌhaɪ əˈwɒθ ə, -ˈwɔ θə, ˌhi ə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-uh-woth-uh, -waw-thuh, hee-uh-]
- /ˌhaɪ əˈwɒθ ə, -ˈwɔ θə, ˌhi ə-/

Definitions of hiawatha word

noun hiawatha the central figure of The Song of Hiawatha (1855), a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: named after a legendary Indian chief, fl. c1570. 1
noun hiawatha a 16th-century Onondaga Indian chief: credited with the organization of the Five Nations 0
noun hiawatha the Indian hero of The Song of Hiawatha, a long narrative poem (1855) by Longfellow: named for an Indian chief tho ught to have lived in the 16th cent. 0

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hiawatha popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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