| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Calusa |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Ca·lu·sa |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k -l  s |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. Calusa or Ca·lu·sas
1a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the southwest coast of Florida from Tampa Bay to the Florida Keys. The Calusa were extinct by the mid-18th century. b. A member of this people. 2. The extinct language of the Calusa, of unknown linguistic affiliation. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Calusa, fierce people (sense uncertain); akin to perhaps akin to Choctaw kallo, strong.
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