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Tuscarora

noun Tus·ca·ro·ra \ˌtəs-kə-ˈrr-ə\
plural Tuscarora or Tuscaroras

Definition of TUSCARORA

1
:  a member of an American Indian people originally of North Carolina and later of New York and Ontario
2
:  the Iroquoian language of the Tuscarora people
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Origin of TUSCARORA

of Iroquoian origin; akin to Tuscarora skarò·rθʔ, a self-designation
First Known Use: 1713

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