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Tus⋅ca⋅ro⋅ra

  [tuhs-kuh-rawr-uh, -rohr-uh]
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–noun, plural -ras, (especially collectively) -ra.
1. a member of an Indian people living originally in North Carolina and later, after their admission into the Iroquois confederacy, in New York.
2. an Iroquoian language, the language of the Tuscarora people.
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Tus·ca·ro·ra   (tŭs'kə-rôr'ə, -rōr'ə)   
n.   pl. Tuscarora or Tus·ca·ro·ras

    1. 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 18th century, joining the Iroquois confederacy in 1722 and adopting aspects of the Iroquois culture.

    2. A member of this people.

  2. The Iroquoian language of the Tuscarora.

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Tuscarora

Iroquoian-speaking North American Indian tribe. When first encountered by Europeans in the 17th century, the Tuscarora occupied what is now North Carolina. They were noted for their use of indigenous hemp for fibre and medicine; their name derives from an Iroquoian term for "hemp gatherers."

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