Catawba

catawba English thumb|A Catawba (en Q55290) potter Etymology From the noun en catawba, as the tree was the people's totem. Pronunciation en /kəˈtɔː.bə/ RP en /kəˈtɔ.bə/ GA en /kəˈtɑ.bə/ cot-caught en ɔːbə 2 en Ca taw ba Noun s * en Q55290 A member of a Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas: the Iswa. en 1970 Charles M. Hudson The Catawba Nation There was a Catawba brave who took some pottery [to another tribe] to trade for bows and arrows. This chief [of the other tribe] had a beautiful daughter, and the Catawba brave fell in love with her, and she likewise fell in love with him. When the Catawba brave left, she asked her father for a bow and arrow. She shot it in the air in the direction the brave went, and then she went to get it. She kept shooting it in the air until she caught up with him. en Q989673 en plural "Catawbas" A red American dessert grape variety. en 1950 Peter John Valaer Wines of the world The basic material for sherry is a mixture or a blend of dry wines from Niagaras, Delawares, and Catawbas or other white juices, which are sweetened and fortified and then blended with California sherry. Derived terms en Catawba County Translations Native American tribesmember Unami: unm Katapa Proper noun thumb|Map of the Catawba River (en Q1050460) en Q5051602 The language of the Eastern Siouan family spoken in eastern United States. en Q1050460 en river s/North Carolina,South Carolina c/United States. en 1998 Lawrence E. Babits A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens Cornwallis finally moved after Morgan's men. Left behind to cover the fords and delay the British, North Carolina general William Lee Davidson and a few men were killed as the British poured across Cowan's Ford. Once the British crossed the Catawba, the Americans had to get past another river, the Yadkin beyond Salisbury. Synonyms en Iswa Iswä Issa Esaw Derived terms en Catawban See also chc chc Further reading Catawba people Catawba language Catawba (grape) en Extinct languages Native American tribes Grape cultivars