Choctaw

noun

Choc·​taw ˈchäk-(ˌ)tȯ How to pronounce Choctaw (audio)
1
plural Choctaw or Choctaws : a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples originally of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
2
: the language of the Choctaw people

Examples of Choctaw in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is in the district, plus Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, and a portion of Oktibbeha County. Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 1 by Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC and the Arkansas Canvassing Compliance Committee, is part of what is essentially a proxy war between the Cherokee Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024 Despite the hurdles stacked against her, Angelica Lozano-Romines (Mexican, Choctaw, Mississippi Choctaw) has carved out a career and passion in helping uplift more Latin and Native women in technology. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Sep. 2024 Gibson took inspiration from his Choctaw Indian and Cherokee heritage. Mike Deehan, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Choctaw 

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Word History

Etymology

Choctaw čahta

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Choctaw was in 1722

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“Choctaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Choctaw. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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Choctaw

noun
Choc·​taw ˈchäk-ˌtȯ How to pronounce Choctaw (audio)
plural Choctaw or Choctaws
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of Mississippi and Alabama
also : their language

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