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catawba

ca·taw·ba [ kə táwbə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. red wine: a fruity red wine made from a variety of black grape grown in the eastern United States

2. black grape: a reddish-colored variety of the fox grape. Native to: North America. Use: wine production.

[Early 19th century. After the Catawba River in the Carolinas]
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