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Ouachita

or Wash·i·ta

[ wosh-i-taw, waw-shi- ]

noun

, plural Ouach·i·tas, (especially collectively) Ouach·i·ta
  1. a river flowing SE from W Arkansas through NE Louisiana to the Red River. 605 miles (975 km) long.
  2. a member of a former North American Indian tribe, apparently of the Caddoan stock, of NE Louisiana.


Ouachita

/ ˈwɒʃɪˌtɔː /

noun

  1. a river in the S central US, rising in the Ouachita Mountains and flowing east, south, and southeast into the Red River in E Louisiana. Length: 974 km (605 miles)


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This Ozark-Ouachita region—by whatever name finally designated—is one with a long and varied, nay, even a poetic history.

Making their way from here they crossed the Ouachita River on the other side of Arkadelphia.

Did she know there'd been a pitched battle fought by expeditionary forces from Ouachita and Savannah Fortress?

What do you expect us to do if we quit our trade, as you call it—go into Walla Walla or Ouachita and give ourselves up?

He telled them the Williams white folks in Camden on the Ouachita.

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