Catawba

noun Ca·taw·ba \kə-ˈtȯ-bə\

Definition of CATAWBA

plural Catawba or Catawbas : a member of an American Indian people of North Carolina and South Carolina

: the language of the Catawba people

: any of various wines produced from a pale red native American grape

probably ultimately from Catawba (Spanish spelling) Catapa, Cataba, name of a 16th century Catawba town

First Known Use: 1715

geographical name Ca·taw·ba \kə-ˈtȯ-bə\

river 250 miles (402 kilometers) flowing S from W North Carolina into South Carolina — see wateree

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