Muscogee

noun

Mus·co·gee mə-ˈskō-gē

variants or Muskogee

plural Muscogee or Muscogees or Muskogee or Muskogees : a member of the people who comprised the nucleus of the Creek confederacy : creek sense 2a

Note: The Muscogee existed as a confederacy of tribes, with members known to English settlers as Creek, in the southeastern U.S. before their forcible removal to Indian Territory in 1836 to 1840. Present-day members live under the name Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

: the Muskogean language of this people : creek sense 2b

also : the dialect of Creek spoken in Oklahoma

Examples of Muscogee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After his case was dismissed in state court in 2021, he was not immediately charged by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. —

Chris Cameron, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023 But what had happened was a treaty had been signed to protect this last nine county area for the Muscogee Creek people. —

How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 22 June 2023 The documentary traces the battle for a free press within the Muscogee Creek Nation, a sovereign tribe in Oklahoma. —

Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 13 June 2023 An arrest warrant was issued for Wilson days later and remains active, according to the Muscogee Nation. —

Chris Cameron, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023 An arrest warrant was issued for Mr. Wilson days later and remains active, according to the Muscogee Nation. —

Mark Walker, New York Times, 3 June 2023 Indian Springs State Park For centuries, Muscogee Creek Native Americans used the sulfuric water from regional springs here for its healing properties. —

Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2023 The forest, nicknamed the Weelaunee Forest, is a tribute to the Muscogee (Creek) native tribe that occupied the land up until the 1820s. —

Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 1 May 2023 The Okefenokee swamp is also part of the ancestral homeland of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which opposes the mining. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023 See More

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