choctaw
IPA: tʃˈɔktɔ
Root Word: Choctaw
noun
- An aboriginal peoples native to the area currently known as Mississippi, in the United States, with a sizable displaced population in Oklahoma
- The language of the Choctaw tribe.
- An unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
- A city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; suburb of Oklahoma City.
- (with either plural) A person of Choctaw heritage.
- (skating, plural "Choctaws") A Choctaw turn.
- Ellipsis of Choctaw County. [One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Butler.]
adjective
- Relating to the Choctaw tribe or its language.
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Examples of "choctaw" in Sentences
- The Choctaw people were sedentary.
- Most Choctaw opposed removal to the west.
- They are at times confused with the Choctaw.
- He was a member of the Choctaw indian tribe.
- Fay presents the case for the Choctaw derivation.
- Intruders will be removed from the Choctaw Nation.
- The pronunciation is close to the original Choctaw.
- Choctaw verb grades and the nature of syllabification.
- The Choctaw etymology is not generally accepted today.
- The Choctaws and the Chickasaws speak the same tongue.
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