SINCE 1828
Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
| \ ˈchäk-(ˌ)tȯ
\
\
plural Choctaw
or Choctaws
Definition of Choctaw
1
: a member of an American Indian people originally of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
2
: the language of the Choctaw people
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Choctaw
noun
English Language Learners Definition of Choctaw
: a member of a Native American people of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
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Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
| \ ˈchäk-ˌtȯ
\
\
plural Choctaw
or Choctaws
Kids Definition of Choctaw
1
: a member of an American Indian people of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
2
: the language of the Choctaw people
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