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Calusa

noun
Ca·​lu·​sa
variants: or less commonly Caloosa \ kəˈlüsə \
plural Calusa or Calusas

Definition of Calusa

1 : a people of southern Florida of uncertain, perhaps Muskogean, relationship
2 : a member of the Calusa people

History and Etymology for Calusa

perhaps modification of Spanish Carlos (Charles V †1558 Holy Roman emperor)

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