catawba river
21Catawba — type of grape, 1857, from river in South Carolina, U.S., where it was found. The river is named for the Katahba Indian group and language (Siouan), from katapu fork of a stream, itself a Muskogean loan word …
22Catawba Nuclear Station — The Catawba Nuclear Station is a nuclear power plant located on a 391 acre (1.6 km²) peninsula reaching into Lake Wylie, near York, South Carolina. Catawba utilizes a pair of Westinghouse pressurized water reactors. South Carolina is the third… …
23Wateree River — River, central South Carolina, U.S. It enters the state from North Carolina as the Catawba River but is known as the Wateree in South Carolina. It joins the Congaree River to form the Santee River. The Wateree Catawba River is 395 mi (636 km)… …
24Catawba — I. noun Etymology: probably ultimately from Catawba (Spanish spelling) Catapa, Cataba, name of a 16th century Catawba town Date: 1715 1. plural Catawba or Catawbas a member of an American Indian people of North Carolina and South Carolina 2. the… …
25Catawba — noun a) A Native American people who inhabit the Carolinas. There was a Catawba brave who took some pottery <!brackets in the original to trade for bows and arrows. This chief had a beautiful daughter, and the Catawba brave fell in love with… …
26catawba — [kə tɔ:bə] noun a North American variety of grape. ↘a white wine made from the catawba grape. Origin named after the river Catawba in North and South Carolina …
27Congaree River — ▪ river, South Carolina, United States river, central South Carolina, U.S., formed by the confluence of the Broad (Broad River) and Saluda (Saluda River) rivers at Columbia. After a course of about 50 miles (80 km), part of which forms the… …
28Catawba — n. 1 a US variety of grape. 2 a white wine made from it. Etymology: River Catawba in S. Carolina …
29USS Catawba — Five ships of the United States Navy have been named Catawba , after the Catawba River of North Carolina.* The USS|Catawba|1864|6, was an ironclad built for use in the American Civil War, but never commissioned and sold to Peru, where she was… …
30Wateree River — The Wateree River, about 75 mi (120 km) long, is a tributary of the Santee River in central South Carolina in the United States, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. CourseThe Wateree River is a continuation of the Catawba River, which flows from… …
