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