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Muskogean

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Mus·ko·ge·an also Mus·kho·ge·an  (ms-kg-n)
n.
A family of Native American languages of the southeast United States that includes Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Alabama.

Muskogean, Muskhogean [mʌsˈkəʊgɪən]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a family of North American Indian languages, probably distantly related to the Algonquian family
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Noun1.Muskogean - a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages
American Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
Alabama - a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama; "the Alabamas were members of the Creek Confederacy"
Choctaw - a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama
Hitchiti - a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy
Koasati - a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy
Muskogee - a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia and eastern Alabama and constituting the core of the Creek Confederacy
Seminole - a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century
2.Muskogean - a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States
American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, American Indian, Indian - any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
Alabama - the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
Chickasaw - the Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw
Chahta, Choctaw - the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw
Hitchiti - the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti
Koasati - the Muskhogean language spoken by the Koasati
Muskogee - the Muskhogean language spoken by the Muskogee
Seminole - the Muskhogean language of the Seminole


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