Caddo

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/ˈkædəʊ/

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.

Similar
CaddoanCaddoan language
OriginFrench Kadohadacho ← Caddo kadawdáachuh →
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Meanings

nounCaddo (plural Caddo or Caddos)

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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
CaddoanCaddoan language
Broader
AmerindAmerindian languageAmerican-Indian language
Also see
caddoan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Caddokadawdáachuh
  2. FrenchKadohadacho
  3. EnglishCaddo

Clipping of French Kadohadacho, from Caddo kadawdáachuh.

More words from French, Caddo

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Caddo

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Anagrams

coadd
Cite this entry
APA

Caddo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caddo

MLA

“Caddo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caddo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caddo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caddo.

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