/ Dictionary / Index H Hiawatha: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hi•a•wath•a Pronunciation: (hī"u-woth'u, -wô'thu, hē"u-), [key] — n. the central figure of The Song of Hiawatha (1855), a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: named after a legendary Indian chief, fl. c1570. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hiawatha (Thesaurus) hiatus hernia hibachi Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language