Muscogee

noun

Mus·​co·​gee mə-ˈskō-gē 

variants or Muskogee

1

plural Muscogee or Muscogees or Muskogee or Muskogees : a member of the people who comprised the nucleus of the Creek confederacy : creek sense 2a

Note: The Muscogee existed as a confederacy of tribes, with members known to English settlers as Creek, in the southeastern U.S. before their forcible removal to Indian Territory in 1836 to 1840. Present-day members live under the name Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

2

: the Muskogean language of this people : creek sense 2b

also : the dialect of Creek spoken in Oklahoma

Examples of Muscogee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ruling prevented the state from prosecuting offenses — in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and other tribes — that involved Native Americans on reservation lands. —Sara Kehaulani Goo, Axios, 14 Oct. 2024

In the future, Waters hopes to get a tattoo on his back by Dana Tiger, a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and of Seminole and Cherokee descent. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024

On Wednesday, Muscogee County Board of Elections and Registration filed an additional lawsuit against the board’s passing of the hand-counting provision. —Elyse Apel | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Oct. 2024

The Muscogee Nation’s communication with certain district attorneys was functionally nonexistent, and cases were falling through the cracks. —Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Creek ma·skó·ki, maskó·ki, a self-designation

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1