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Choc·taw | \ ˈchäk-(ˌ)tȯ 
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\ 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
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of Choctaw
: a member of a Native American people of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
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Choctaw
nounChoc·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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The first known use of Choctaw was in 1722
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