Catawba

[ kuh-taw-buh ]

noun

1. a Siouan language of North and South Carolina.
2. a river flowing from W North Carolina into South Carolina, where it becomes the Wateree River. Compare Wateree.
3. Horticulture.
   1. a reddish variety of grape.
   2. the vine bearing this fruit, grown in the eastern U.S.
4. a light, dry, white wine made from this grape.

Catawba

/ kəˈtɔːbə /

noun

1. -ba-bas a member of a North American Indian people, formerly of South Carolina, now almost extinct
2. their language, belonging to the Siouan family
3. a cultivated variety of red North American grape, widely grown in the eastern US
4. the wine made from these grapes

Word History and Origins

Origin of Catawba¹

1710–20, Americanism; apparently ultimately < Catawba ( yį́ ) kátapu a village name, literally, (people of ) the fork; perhaps via Shawnee kata·pa

Example Sentences

Given voting behavior and the shape of the districts, whoever wins can conceivably hold a seat “as long as they want,” said Michael Bitzer, a Catawba College political science professor.

From Seattle Times

Legal sports betting already has been happening in North Carolina at three casinos operated by either the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians or the Catawba Indian Nation.

From Seattle Times

Legislative Republicans have worked to place a “very deliberative stamp” on North Carolina since they took control in 2011, said Catawba College political science professor Michael Bitzer.

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North Carolina already has three casinos operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Catawba Indian Nation.

From Washington Times

“Stacy Rabon threw her baby into that cold Catawba River — never looking back, abandoning her, keeping her secret for 29 years,” said York County Sheriff’s deputy Lanelle Day, the detective who made the DNA link.

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