Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of native grape, with red fruit, much cultivated in the middle United States, taking its name from the Catawba river in the Carolinas, where it was first raised.
- noun The wine made from this grape.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A well known light red variety of American grape.
- noun A light-colored, sprightly American wine from the Catawba grape.
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- proper noun A
Native American people who inhabit theCarolinas . - proper noun uncountable The
language of this people. - proper noun A river in the Carolinas which rises in the Blue Ridge Mountains and flows approximately 220 miles (350 km) before joining the Wateree River and ultimately flowing into the Atlantic. The path of the Catawba river.
- noun countable A member of this people.
- noun A
reddish American dessert grape .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba
- noun a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas
- noun slipskin grape; a reddish American table grape
Etymologies
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Examples
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On the contrary, Catawba is one of the few native varieties that historically has received a special asterix next to its name.
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While I'm sure it has its limitations, Catawba is always a varietal I'm willing to approach with a very open mind.
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I was excited to hear this, knowing that Catawba is practically one of the only American grapes, or Vitis labrusca, that has been known to produce accomplished wines.
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After the Yamasee War they became known as the Catawba, which means "cut off," apparently referring to their being cut off from other Siouan tribes.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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From there, early sparklers were made out of Catawba, which is an American grape that seems to not have the sweet, muddled taste of the others.
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The Catawba were a Siouan-speaking tribe of the Piedmont area at the time of the first European contact.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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The Catawba is the most important grape of general cultivation in every part of the United States where grapes will grow at all.
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The Catawba is the primary source of drinking water for much of Upstate South Carolina as well as a major source for electrical production.
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The wine is called "Catawba," from the grape, and is made both still and sparkling.
Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray
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Their town, "Catawba," contained then about 450 inhabitants, of which not more than 150 were fighting men.
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