Muscogee

noun

Mus·​co·​gee mə-ˈskō-gē 

variants or Muskogee

1

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.

2

: 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

Like many Black Oklahomans, Dorn and Kristi Williams are descendants of Black Creek Freedmen—people of African descent who were either enslaved by citizens of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, lived freely within the Nation, or were of mixed ancestry and later categorized as Freedmen after emancipation. —Kristal Brent Zook, Essence, 16 June 2025

Several tribal nations have also opted in, including the Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Otoe-Missouria Tribe. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025

Some hikers point to the peak’s history as a battleground between the Cherokee and the Muscogee people as the origin of the stories. —Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2025

In 1866, a year after the Civil War ended, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation signed a treaty with the United States. —Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Creek ma·skó·ki, maskó·ki, a self-designation

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Muscogee

• bogey
• yogi