Tuscarora

[tuhs-kuh-rawr-uh, -rohr-uh]

noun

plural

Tuscaroras ,

plural

Tuscarora .

1. a member of an Indian people living originally in North Carolina and later, after their admission into the Iroquois confederacy, in New York.

2. an Iroquoian language, the language of the Tuscarora people.

Tuscarora

/ ˌtʌskəˈrɔːrə /

noun

1. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in North Carolina, who later moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family

Example Sentences

Addison played football at Tuscarora High in Frederick, Md., before spending the first two years of his college career at the University of Pittsburgh.

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In upstate New York, bilingual highway signs in the languages of the Seneca, Onondaga and Tuscarora tribes border highways and their reservations.

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"One we grow is Seneca white corn, also known as Iroquois white corn or Tuscarora white corn," Nelson explains, along with Buffalo Creek squash, from the reservation of the same name.

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But that one loss was notable: The 2-0 defeat to Tuscarora was the program’s first since the 2021 Class 5 title game.

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But for Tuscarora, the early season has brought an impressive level of consistency.

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