Ouachita

or Wash·i·ta

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

/ ˈwɒʃ ɪˌtɔ, ˈwɔ ʃɪ- /

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noun, plural Ouach·i·tas, (especially collectively) Ouach·i·ta for 2.

a river flowing SE from W Arkansas through NE Louisiana to the Red River. 605 miles (975 km) long.

a member of a former North American Indian tribe, apparently of the Caddoan stock, of NE Louisiana.

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Words nearby Ouachita

ottrelite, Ottumwa, Otway, ou, ouabain, Ouachita, Ouachita Mountains, Ouagadougou, ouananiche, oubaas, Oubangi

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How to use Ouachita in a sentence

This Ozark-Ouachita region—by whatever name finally designated—is one with a long and varied, nay, even a poetic history.
North America|Israel C. Russell
Making their way from here they crossed the Ouachita River on the other side of Arkadelphia.
Slave Narratives: Arkansas Narratives|Work Projects Administration
Did she know there'd been a pitched battle fought by expeditionary forces from Ouachita and Savannah Fortress?
The Night of the Long Knives|Fritz Reuter Leiber
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?
The Night of the Long Knives|Fritz Reuter Leiber

He telled them the Williams white folks in Camden on the Ouachita.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2|Work Projects Administration

British Dictionary definitions for Ouachita

Ouachita

Washita

/ (ˈwɒʃɪˌtɔː) /

noun

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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