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Meaning 1
A river which flows through Arkansas and Louisiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Ouachita
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/ˈwɑːʃɪ.tɑː/
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humorous: /ˌoʊ.ju.əˈt͡ʃiːtə/
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obsolete: /ˈwɑːʃɪ.tɔː/
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rhymes with -ɑː
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homophone: Washita
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a Native American tribe who lived along the Ouachita River in Louisiana, affiliated with and now subsumed into the Caddo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ouachita River
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: river
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Ouachita.