Catawba

[ kuh-taw-buh ]

/ kəˈtɔ bə /

noun

a Siouan language of North and South Carolina.

a river flowing from W North Carolina into South Carolina, where it becomes the Wateree River.Compare Wateree.

Horticulture.

a reddish variety of grape.
the vine bearing this fruit, grown in the eastern U.S.

a light, dry, white wine made from this grape.

Origin of Catawba

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

Words nearby Catawba

catatonic, catatonic rigidity, catatonic schizophrenia, catatricrotism, catawampus, Catawba, catbird, catbird seat, catboat, catbrier, cat-built

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Example sentences from the Web for Catawba

The visionary behind it, Nicholas Longworth was convinced Catawba would become the greatest grape in America, possibly the world.
America’s First Great Wine…Made in 1842|Jordan Salcito|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We rode up and were presently shaking hands with our old-time ally, the Catawba.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
A seedling of Catawba and so similar to it that many consider them identical.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Some years later, when he found this to be a mistake, he changed the name back to Catawba.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

Adlum maintained an experimental vineyard in the District of Columbia, whence in 1823 he began the distribution of the Catawba.
Manual of American Grape-Growing|U. P. Hedrick
From many points of view the Catawba is the most interesting of our American grapes.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

British Dictionary definitions for Catawba

Catawba

/ (kəˈtɔːbə) /

noun

plural -ba or -bas a member of a North American Indian people, formerly of South Carolina, now almost extinct

their language, belonging to the Siouan family

a cultivated variety of red North American grape, widely grown in the eastern US

the wine made from these grapes

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	catawba
释义	Catawba [ kuh-taw-buh ] / kəˈtɔ bə / noun a Siouan language of North and South Carolina. a river flowing from W North Carolina into South Carolina, where it becomes the Wateree River.Compare Wateree. Horticulture. a reddish variety of grape. the vine bearing this fruit, grown in the eastern U.S. a light, dry, white wine made from this grape. Origin of Catawba 1710–20, Americanism; apparently ultimately <Catawba (yį́) kátapu a village name, literally, (people of) the fork; perhaps via Shawnee kata·pa Words nearby Catawba catatonic, catatonic rigidity, catatonic schizophrenia, catatricrotism, catawampus, Catawba, catbird, catbird seat, catboat, catbrier, cat-built Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Catawba The visionary behind it, Nicholas Longworth was convinced Catawba would become the greatest grape in America, possibly the world. America’s First Great Wine…Made in 1842\|Jordan Salcito\|November 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST We rode up and were presently shaking hands with our old-time ally, the Catawba. The Master of Appleby\|Francis Lynde A seedling of Catawba and so similar to it that many consider them identical. The Grapes of New York\|U. P. Hedrick Some years later, when he found this to be a mistake, he changed the name back to Catawba. The Grapes of New York\|U. P. Hedrick Adlum maintained an experimental vineyard in the District of Columbia, whence in 1823 he began the distribution of the Catawba. Manual of American Grape-Growing\|U. P. Hedrick From many points of view the Catawba is the most interesting of our American grapes. The Grapes of New York\|U. P. Hedrick British Dictionary definitions for Catawba Catawba / (kəˈtɔːbə) / noun plural -ba or -bas a member of a North American Indian people, formerly of South Carolina, now almost extinct their language, belonging to the Siouan family a cultivated variety of red North American grape, widely grown in the eastern US the wine made from these grapes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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