CATAWBA


Meaning of CATAWBA in English

I. kə-ˈtȯ-bə noun

Etymology: probably ultimately from Catawba (Spanish spelling) Catapa, Cataba, name of a 16th century Catawba town

Date: 1715

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

II. kə-ˈtȯ-bə geographical name

river 250 miles (402 kilometers ) flowing S from W North Carolina into South Carolina — see Wateree

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.