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Choctaw

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noun Choc·taw \ˈchäk-(ˌ)tȯ\

Definition of Choctaw

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Choctaw

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Choctaws

  1. 1 :  a member of an American Indian people originally of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana

  2. 2 :  the language of the Choctaw people

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Origin and Etymology of choctaw

Choctaw čahta

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Definition of Choctaw for English Language Learners

  • : a member of a Native American people of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana

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