Catawba

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Ca·taw·ba

noun \kə-ˈt-bə\

Definition of CATAWBA

1
plural Catawba or Catawbas : a member of an American Indian people of North Carolina and South Carolina
2
: the language of the Catawba people
3
: any of various wines produced from a pale red native American grape

Origin of CATAWBA

probably ultimately from Catawba (Spanish spelling) Catapa, Cataba, name of a 16th century Catawba town
First Known Use: 1715

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