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Choctaw
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Choc·taw  (chktô)
n. pl. Choctaw or Choc·taws
1.
a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting central and southern Mississippi and southwest Alabama, with present-day populations in Mississippi and southeast Oklahoma. The Choctaw were removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Muskogean language of the Choctaw.

[Choctaw Chahta.]

choctaw [ˈtʃɒktɔː]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Ice Skating) Skating a turn from the inside edge of one skate to the outside edge of the other or vice versa
[after Choctaw]

Choctaw [ˈtʃɒktɔː]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -taws, -taw a member of a North American Indian people of Alabama
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Muskogean family
[from Choctaw Chahta]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Choctaw - a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in AlabamaChoctaw - a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama
Muskhogean, Muskogean - a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages
2.Choctaw - the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw
Muskhogean language, Muskogean language, Muskhogean, Muskogean - a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States


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