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Caddo

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkædəʊ/
  • rhymes with -ædəʊ

1

name

Meaning 1

A Caddoan language of the Southern Plains of the United States, spoken by the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A town in Oklahoma.

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noun

Meaning 3

A member of a confederacy of several southeastern Native American tribes, who inhabited much of what is now East Texas, western Louisiana and portions of southern Arkansas and Oklahoma in the 16th century.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the Midwest by the Caddo

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Caddoan, Caddoan language

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian

Narrower terms: Arikara, Aricara, Pawnee, Wichita

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noun

Meaning 5

a group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Plains Indian, Buffalo Indian

Narrower terms: Arikara, Aricara, Eyeish, Kichai, Pawnee, Wichita

History

Etymology

Clipping of French Kadohadacho, from Caddo kadawdáachuh.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Unami: Kaluhëlachi — Native American tribesmember