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