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Definition: Hiawatha |
HiawathaNoun1. A native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Hiawatha" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "he creates rivers". |
Date "Hiawatha" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1883. (references) |
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Biographical Satire | HIAWATHA, American Indian who permitted his wife to starve to death simply for the want of proper nourishment. Many claim a great American poet used bad taste in writing the biography of such a man. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
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Hiawatha, who lived around 1550, was variously a leader of the Onondaga or Mohawk nations of Native Americans.Hiawatha was a follower of Deganawidah, a prophet and shaman who was credited as the founder of the Iroquois confederacy. If Deganawidah was the idea man, Hiawatha was the politician who actually put the plan into practice. Hiawatha was a skilled and charismatic orator, and was instrumental in persuading the Iroquois peoples, the Senecas, Onondogas, Oneidas, Cayugas, and Mohawks, a group of Native Americans who shared a common language, to accept Deganawidah's vision and band together to become the Five Nations of the Iroquois confederacy. (Later, in 1721, the Tuscarora nation joined the Iroquois confederacy, and they became the Six Nations).
Hiawatha was the hero of the poem The Song of Hiawatha, published in 1855 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow's poem confounds the life stories of Hiawatha and Deganawidah, and also draws on tales of the Algonquian trickster-figure Manabozho. The poem is also recited (in part) in Mike Oldfield's work Incantations.
External links
- De-Kah-Na-Wi-Da and Hiawatha
- The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow
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Hiawatha is a city located in Linn County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,480.Geography
Hiawatha is located at 42°2'40" North, 91°40'52" West (42.044409, -91.681025)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²). 9.1 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 6,480 people, 2,859 households, and 1,663 families residing in the city. The population density is 708.8/km² (1,834.3/mi²). There are 2,979 housing units at an average density of 325.8/km² (843.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.24% White, 2.16% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,859 households out of which 29.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% are married couples living together, 10.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% are non-families. 33.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.24 and the average family size is 2.89. In the city the population is spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $40,799, and the median income for a family is $47,135. Males have a median income of $37,277 versus $25,394 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,664. 4.5% of the population and 3.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.6% are under the age of 18 and 1.7% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hiawatha, Iowa."
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Hiawatha is a city located in Brown County, Kansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,417. It is the county seat of Brown County6.Geography
Hiawatha is located at 39°51'9" North, 95°32'11" West (39.852530, -95.536429)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²). 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,417 people, 1,466 households, and 914 families residing in the city. The population density is 591.6/km² (1,529.2/mi²). There are 1,646 housing units at an average density of 285.0/km² (736.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 91.43% White, 2.78% African American, 2.19% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.20% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,466 households out of which 28.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% are married couples living together, 9.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% are non-families. 34.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 2.91. In the city the population is spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $35,854, and the median income for a family is $46,310. Males have a median income of $31,843 versus $20,385 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,981. 9.0% of the population and 8.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 11.3% are under the age of 18 and 6.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Hiawatha, Kansas."
Crosswords: Hiawatha |
| Specialty definitions using "Hiawatha": Brent-goose, Bury the Hatchet ♦ Chibiabos ♦ Hiawath'a ♦ Shingebis ♦ Wabun, Wabung Annung. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Hiawatha (1952) Little Hiawatha (1937) Hiawatha (1913) | |
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 | Family look for rocks on the beach at the Furnace Bay area on the shores of Lake Superior in the Hiawatha National Forest, MI. Credit: USDA. |  | Kayaking on Lake Superior near the Hiawatha National Forest, MI. Credit: USDA. |
 | Point Iriquois Lighthouse located on the shores of Lake Superior in the Hiawatha National Forest, MI. Credit: USDA. |  | US Forest Service employee points out different plants that grow around the Point Iroquois Light House on the Hiawatha National Forest, MI. Credit: USDA. |
 | Probably photographed prior to World War I. This tug was acquired by the Navy under charter on 1 August 1918. After service as USS Hiawatha (ID # 2892), she was returned to her owner on 30 April 1919. Credit: NAVY. |  | Hiawatha / Heyn & Matzen. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hiawatha. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Hiawatha Lodge and Panther Mountain from Spectacle Lake [i.e. Ponds]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Bensenville, Illinois. The "Midwest Hiawatha" of the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad speeding through Bensenville, Illinois. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Hiawatha, Kans. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Hiawatha highlands autumn leav" by Jeff L Commentary: "It almost looks like the underbrush is on fire, the fall colours are in full glory here, against the dark green of the white pines. Taken at the Hiawatha Highlands conservation area in Sault Ste. Marie, ontario." |
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| "Hiawatha" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 87.50% of the time. "Hiawatha" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 87.5% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Noun (singular) | 12.5% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 8 | N/A |
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| "Hiawatha" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "he creates rivers". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Hiawatha." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Hiawatha | Male | History | N/A |
| Hiawatha | Male | Native American | N/A |
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1. Hiawatha, IA (city, FIPS 35940) 2. Hiawatha, KS (city, FIPS 31675) 3. Hiawatha, UT (town, FIPS 35080) |
Expression using "Hiawatha": Lake Hiawatha. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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"Hiawatha" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bharatha, Hawtah, Shinawatra. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-h-h-i-t-w" | |
-3 letters: await. | |
-4 letters: haha, hath, thaw, wait, what, whit, with. | |
-5 letters: aah, aha, ait, awa, hah, hat, haw, hit, taw, twa, wat, wha, wit. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 69 61 77 61 74 68 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... .. .- .--. .- - .... .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01101001 01100001 01110111 01100001 01110100 01101000 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H i a w a t h a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0069 0061 0077 0061 0074 0068 0061 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4275678967867467 |
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