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Catawba

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Ca·taw·ba 1  (k-tôb)
n. pl. Catawba or Ca·taw·bas
1.
a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting territory along the Catawba River in North and South Carolina and now located in western South Carolina.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Siouan language of the Catawba.
Ca·taw·ba 2  (k-tôb)
n.
1. A reddish North American grape developed from the fox grape.
2. Wine made from this grape.
[After the Catawba (River).]
Catawba [kəˈtɔːbə]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -ba, -bas a member of a North American Indian people, formerly of South Carolina, now almost extinct
2. (Linguistics / Languages) their language, belonging to the Siouan family
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a cultivated variety of red North American grape, widely grown in the eastern US
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) the wine made from these grapes
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Catawba - a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas
Siouan, Sioux - a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
2.Catawba - slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape
fox grape - purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties
3.Catawba - the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba
Siouan language, Siouan - a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux
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