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CATAWBA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Siouan language spoken by the Catawba
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Catawba" is a kind of...):
Siouan; Siouan language (a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("Catawba" is a kind of...):
fox grape (purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Catawba" is a kind of...):
Siouan; Sioux (a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains)