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Attacapan

Attacapan

9.9
A person from the Atakapa indigenous group who once lived on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
  • noun
: attacapa
  • The Attacapan once inhabited areas now part of southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.

Examples

  • Many Attacapans were skilled in fishing and hunting.

  • Historians have studied the traditions of the Attacapan for insights into Gulf Coast history.

  • Artifacts attributed to the Attacapan have been found near ancient village sites.

  • The Attacapan people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • Artifacts attributed to the Attacapan have been found near ancient village sites.

  • The Attacapan once inhabited areas now part of southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas.

  • Historians have studied the traditions of the Attacapan for insights into Gulf Coast history.

Synonyms

Atakapa
vsAttacapan
1 9.9

A person from a Native American group that lived along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas

has identical meaning but is an alternative historical or regional form

Compounds

Attacapan language
  • Specialized
9.9

A now extinct native language that the Atakapa people once spoke on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas

Surface Forms

Attacapan singular
Attacapans plural

Etymology

Attacapan comes from the name Atakapa, the Native American people of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas. So an Attacapan is a member of that group, because the name of the people became the name for its members.