Choc·taw (ch k tô)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]
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(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]
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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
| Noun | 1. |  Choctaw - a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in AlabamaMuskhogean, 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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