Ouachita

Ouachita
/wosh"i taw', waw"shi-/, n., pl. Ouachitas, (esp. collectively) Ouachita for 2.
1. a river flowing SE from W Arkansas through NE Louisiana to the Red River. 605 mi. (975 km) long.
2. a member of a former North American Indian tribe, apparently of the Caddoan stock, of NE Louisiana.
Also, Washita.

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