Tuscarora

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.


     [1913 Webster] Tushe
     Tusche

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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
       2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora people

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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Tuscarora, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    939
     Housing Units (2000): 488
     Land area (2000):     3.589120 sq. miles (9.295779 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.001003 sq. miles (0.002599 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.590123 sq. miles (9.298378 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            77968
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             40.761918 N, 76.048965 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Tuscarora, PA
      Tuscarora