Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting parts of North Carolina, with present-day populations in western New York and southeast Ontario, Canada. The Tuscarora migrated northward in the 1700s, joining the Iroquois confederacy in 1722 and adopting aspects of the Iroquois culture.
- noun The Iroquoian language of the Tuscarora.
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- noun A
Native American people with members inNew York ,Canada , andNorth Carolina . - proper noun Their
Iroquoian language .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora
- noun a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Now, although the leadership of the Lumbee really didn't like the word Tuscarora, but were in a position where they really couldn't say nothing, because it was helping the welfare of the people.
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The Tuscarora is commanded by Captain T. Augustus Craven, and her officers and crew number about 200 in all.
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Page 19a group of people in Robeson County, you included or not included, that was identifying as Tuscarora at that time?
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This encroachment on the Indian lands was one of the fundamental causes of the so-called Tuscarora War.
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This was the true cause of the so-called Tuscarora War in 1711-1713.
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About the Marshlands area, I heard you comment that the Tuscarora was the type you've been talking about for some time out there and I thought I also heard you mention the Utica and another formation out there?
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It consists of two parallel belts, the "Tuscarora" and the "Shaw," lying some three miles apart.
North Carolina and its Resources. North Carolina. Board of Agriculture. 1896
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"Tuscarora" corn of St. Louis, a variety with broad and flat white seeds.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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Several spots, such as Tuscarora at War Memorial Park and Opequon at Bunker Hill, showed no sign of E. coli, according to the group's data.
The Journal 2009
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YA novels definitely not my thing, but she touched on a lot of deep stuff. media: Pura Fé - Rise Up Tuscarora Nation
random thoughts. 2009
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