CATAWBA

Catawba

(noun) the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba

Catawba

(noun) slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape

Catawba

(noun) a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Catawba (plural Catawbas or Catawba)

A member of a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas: the Iswa.

(plural "Catawbas") A reddish American dessert grape.

Proper noun

Catawba

The now-extinct language of this people.

A river in the Carolinas which rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains and flows approximately 220 miles (350 km) before joining the Wateree River and ultimately flowing into the Atlantic.

Synonyms

• Iswa, Issa, Esaw

Etymology

Noun

catawba (plural catawbas)

The catawba grape, a cultivar of North American Vitis labrusca.

A light sparkling wine made from this kind of grape.

Any of various species of catalpa trees Catalpa.

The Catawba rhododendron (Rhododendron catawbiense).

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*taw"ba, n.

1. A well known light red variety of American grape.

2. A light-colored, sprightly American wine from the Catawba grape.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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