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tuscarora |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tuscaroras \Tus`ca*ro"ras\, n. pl.; sing. {Tuscarora}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See {Six Nations}, under {Six}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Tuscarora n 1: a member of a Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York state and joined the Iroquois [syn: {Tuscarora}] 2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora people [syn: {Tuscarora}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Tuscarora, MD Zip code(s): 21790 Tuscarora, NV Zip code(s): 89834 Tuscarora, NY Zip code(s): 14510 Tuscarora, PA (CDP, FIPS 77968) Location: 40.76022 N, 76.05790 W Population (1990): 1073 (494 housing units) Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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