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Choctaw

Choctaw

6 9.5
A person from a Native American people originally from Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɑːk.tɔː/
: choctaw
  • Along with the Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Nations, the Choctaw and Chickasaw experienced a high degree of contact with whites.
  • Choctaw and Chickasaw
  • Mississippi Choctaw
  • Oklahoma Choctaw

Sleep not longer, O Choctaws and Chickasaws, Will not the bones of our dead be plowed up and their graves turned into plowed fields?

Examples

  • Nevertheless, the Supreme Court's rulings clearly aided in the dispossession of the Choctaw and Chickasaw.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Along with these economic changes, the Choctaw had also entered a period of religious and educational upheaval.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Each of the newly arrived Choctaw was required to file proof of settlement with the Choctaw Land Office.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Perhaps sensing the inevitable, the Choctaw entered into a new kind of treaty with the United States.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Within fifteen days, the remaining Choctaw were taken to Soper, and the camp at Atoka was abandoned.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In return, the United States paid the Choctaw $600,000 and the Chickasaw $200,000.

    Academic text (2004)

  • As they waited, Lesa overheard other Choctaw express their fears and apprehensions.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Many Choctaw families still practice their traditional ceremonies today.

  • The Choctaw people have a rich cultural history that includes unique art and music.

  • Several Choctaw tribes actively participate in political discussions to preserve their rights.

Synonyms

Native American
vsChoctaw
93 3.4

A person whose family lived in North or South America before Europeans arrived

refers to a specific people originally living in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana
tribesperson
vsChoctaw
1 6.5

A person who lives in a small community that shares the same customs

refers to a specific ethnic group tied to the southeastern United States

Compounds

Choctaw language
1 9.9

A language the Choctaw people speak in the southeastern United States

Surface Forms

Choctaw singular
Choctaws plural

Etymology

Choctaw comes from the people's own name, Chahta, which is what they call themselves, so Choctaw means a member of that Native American group, much like 'French' means a person from France.