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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Onondagan leader who, along with Deganawidah, is credited with the organization of the Iroquois confederacy. His name was given to the hero of Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha (1855).
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- noun a Native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century)
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Examples
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Hiawatha is operated by Metro Transit, which is also the primary operator of buses in the Twin Cities.
Matthew Yglesias » Boehner Slams Mythical Vegas HSR Project, Ignores Ohio Rail Opportunity 2009
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You remember, in Hiawatha, how they sing as they paddle along?
Tish 1916
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As a railroad as well as an aviation buff, I am well aware that the name Hiawatha was used by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad for their most famous passenger train.
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By some strange twist of mental association, whenever I was a fetcher in these circumstances I found myself mentally quoting Longfellow's line in "Hiawatha" -- "He is gathering in his firewood"!
A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire Harold Harvey
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Of course you know something about Longfellow's "Hiawatha" -- such lines as these:
Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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First we see the locomotive with its train of four Milwaukee Road "Hiawatha" - style passenger cars pull into Portage Yard for a short water and service stop.
WN.com - Articles related to India adopting new technology to build roads 2010
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First we see the locomotive with its train of four Milwaukee Road "Hiawatha" - style passenger cars pull into Portage Yard for a short water and service stop.
WN.com - Articles related to India adopting new technology to build roads 2010
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His Hiawatha is a national poem that records the picturesque traditions of the American
The Elson Readers, Book 5 Christine M. Keck
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His Hiawatha is a national poem that records the picturesque traditions of the American
The Elson Readers, Book 5 Christine M. Keck
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His Hiawatha was a new book during one of those terrible Lake Shore winters, but all the other poems were old friends with me by that time.
My Literary Passions William Dean Howells 1878
hernesheir commented on the word Hiawatha
CO, IA, KS, OK, UT, WV and elsewhere. You choose.
August 1, 2011
ruzuzu commented on the word Hiawatha
I just added it to the Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma lists. Thanks!
August 1, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word Hiawatha
At a bend of the creek running out of the canyon on the road to Hiawatha Utah I once found a nicely glazed shard of Indian pottery and a large carnivor tooth that had been drilled to hang as a pendant.
August 1, 2011