Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of Arkansas along the Arkansas River, with a present-day population in Oklahoma.
- noun The Siouan language of the Quapaw.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of a
Native American people who once lived in theArkansas river valley. - proper noun The
dialect of Dhegiha spoken by these people. - proper noun A town in
Oklahoma .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw
- noun a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas
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Examples
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Mississippi as far as 10. 0pt'th e villages of the Arkansas, later known as Quapaw, at the mouth of the river of the same name, making the earliest map of the region and indicating the position of the various tribes, but without undertaking a foundation.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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Still, Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma on Thursday launched an offering for $295 million of senior secured notes due 2019.
Forestar Pulls Bond Deal, Highlighting Skittish Market Anusha Shrivastava 2011
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Still, Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma on Thursday launched an offering for $295 million of senior secured notes due 2019.
Forestar Pulls Bond Deal, Highlighting Skittish Market Anusha Shrivastava 2011
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Two hundred years ago the territory was neutral ground for the Caddo, Osage, Quapaw, and Natchez Indians who first came here to be healed by sweat baths in the natural hot water—and that atmosphere of tolerance persisted.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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Shot not by a professional photographer, but by a sailor on board the USS Quapaw, with a simple Brownie Box Camera.
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Two hundred years ago the territory was neutral ground for the Caddo, Osage, Quapaw, and Natchez Indians who first came here to be healed by sweat baths in the natural hot water—and that atmosphere of tolerance persisted.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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Two hundred years ago the territory was neutral ground for the Caddo, Osage, Quapaw, and Natchez Indians who first came here to be healed by sweat baths in the natural hot water—and that atmosphere of tolerance persisted.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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Shot not by a professional photographer, but by a sailor on board the USS Quapaw, with a simple Brownie Box Camera.
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Two hundred years ago the territory was neutral ground for the Caddo, Osage, Quapaw, and Natchez Indians who first came here to be healed by sweat baths in the natural hot water—and that atmosphere of tolerance persisted.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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These tribes include the Quapaw, Shawnee, and the Wyandotte.
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