Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting central and southern Mississippi and southwest Alabama. Present-day populations exist in Oklahoma, to which many of the Choctaw were removed in the 1830s, as well as in their former homelands.
- noun The Muskogean language of the Choctaw.
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- proper noun An aboriginal peoples native to the area currently known as Oklahoma.
- proper noun The language of the Choctaw tribe.
- adjective Relating to the Choctaw tribe or its language.
- noun A person of Choctaw heritage.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw
- noun a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Comments 0 CHOCTAW - Choctaw restaurant Bandana Red's, 14030 SE 29, will host a cancer fundraising event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
WN.com - Articles related to S and P: Dubai state firms due to repay $50 bln 2009
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04 / 11 / 2009 CHOCTAW - "I spent so much time playing in this yard," Carrie Wertz said Friday, looking out on the Choctaw property her family has owned ...
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04 / 11 / 2009 CHOCTAW - "I spent so much time playing in this yard," Carrie Wertz said Friday, looking out on the Choctaw property her family has owned ...
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04 / 11 / 2009 CHOCTAW - "I spent so much time playing in this yard," Carrie Wertz said Friday, looking out on the Choctaw property her family has owned ...
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04 / 11 / 2009 CHOCTAW - "I spent so much time playing in this yard," Carrie Wertz said Friday, looking out on the Choctaw property her family has owned ...
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An agent for the Choctaws and Chickasaws, whose agency shall be known as the Choctaw and Chickasaw Agency;
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I am waiting for Abramoff to apologize for his publicly referring to my Choctaw tribe as "troglodytes" and "monkeys" while littering in very vulgar words.
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Know-Nothing or 'Choctaw' lodges had been secretly organised throughout the State, by means of which many delegates for Mr. Clark had been secured.
A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander
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The "Choctaw" opened a broadside upon the exulting foe, and caused him to beat a hasty retreat.
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams
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"Choctaw," gun-boat, at the battle of Milliken's Bend, 326.
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams
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