Chickasaw

noun

Chick·​a·​saw ˈchi-kə-ˌsȯ How to pronounce Chickasaw (audio)
1
plural Chickasaw or Chickasaws : a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples of Mississippi and Alabama
2
: the Muskogean language of the Chickasaw

Word History

Etymology

Chickasaw čikašša

First Known Use

1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Chickasaw was in 1674

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“Chickasaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chickasaw. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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Chickasaw

noun
Chick·​a·​saw ˈchik-ə-ˌsȯ How to pronounce Chickasaw (audio)
plural Chickasaw or Chickasaws
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of western Tenessee and parts of neighboring states
also : their language

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