Catawba

American  

[kuh-taw-buh] / kəˈtɔ bə /

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.

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.

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Catawba British  

/ kəˈtɔːbə /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of Catawba

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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Mr. Pernasilice was part Catawba Indian, and he found a job with a publication covering Native American affairs.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023

“It’s a self-inflicted wound,” said J. Michael Bitzer, an expert in state politics and a professor at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2022

Catawba Chief Bill Harris said the tribe is working with the National Indian Gaming Commission about unspecified problems that have held up the start of construction on the permanent casino.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Silas was one of Jimmy’s oldest friends from high school, two-thirds of a group of hell-raisers that were still legendary in Catawba County.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss