Catawba
noun
Ca·taw·ba kə-ˈtȯ-bə 
1
plural Catawba or Catawbas : a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples of North Carolina and South Carolina
2
: the language of the Catawba people
3
plural Catawbas : any of various wines produced from a pale red native American grape
In a letter dated December 29, 1964, Ernest Reveal at Widmer's Wine Cellars informed Wagner that Catawbas were already in short supply due to the popularity of Charles Fournier's Pink Catawba wine …
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Word History
Etymology
probably ultimately from Catawba (Spanish spelling) Catapa, Cataba, name of a 16th century Catawba town
First Known Use
1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Geographical Definition
Catawba
geographical name
Ca·taw·ba kə-ˈtȯ-bə
river 250 miles (402 kilometers) long flowing south from western North Carolina into South Carolina see wateree