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Caddo

/ˈkædəʊ/

Caddo noun: 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.

Noun

Caddo (plural Caddo or Caddos)

  1. 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.

Proper noun

Caddo

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

Forms of Caddo

pluralCaddo
pluralCaddos

Origin of Caddo

Clipping of French Kadohadacho, from Caddo kadawdáachuh.

Words formed from Caddo

Words that rhyme with Caddo

Questions about Caddo

What does Caddo mean?
Caddo means 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.
What part of speech is Caddo?
Caddo can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Caddo?
Caddo is pronounced /ˈkædəʊ/.
What is the plural of Caddo?
The plural of Caddo is Caddo.

Words near Caddo in the dictionary

  1. caddishness
  2. caddishnesses
  3. caddism
  4. caddisworm
  5. caddisworms
  6. Caddo
  7. Caddo County
  8. Caddo Parish
  9. Caddoa
  10. Caddoan
  11. Caddoanist

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