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Muskogee

Muskogee

9.9
A Native American person from a group that lived in Georgia and eastern Alabama who helped form the Creek Confederacy
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌs.kə.ɡi/
translation icon : muskogui
  • Remember by Joy Harjo of the Muskogee Creek Nation.

Examples

  • The festival celebrated the heritage of the Muskogee Native American people.

  • Joy Harjo is a celebrated poet of the Muskogee Creek Nation.

  • The Muskogee people were known for their rich cultural traditions and history.

Synonyms

Creek
vsMuskogee
4 8.4

A Native American tribe originally from Georgia and Alabama, now mainly in Oklahoma

is the tribe that formed the core of that confederacy
Muscogee
vsMuskogee
9.9

A person who belongs to the Muscogee tribe, also called the Creek

is the specific tribe that formed the confederacy's core
Muskogean
vsMuskogee
9.9

A person from Native American groups who lived in the southeastern United States and spoke related languages

is the single tribe serving as the confederacy's core, not a language group
Muskhogean
vsMuskogee
9.9

A person from Native groups in the southeastern United States who spoke languages like Creek and Choctaw

is the particular tribe central to the confederacy rather than a language category

Compounds

Muskogee language
9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Muskogee people in the southeastern United States

Surface Forms

Muskogee singular
Muskogees plural

Etymology

Muskogee comes from the name the people used for themselves in their own language, so it originally meant the Muskogee people. They are also called the Creek, a common English word for a small river, because many lived near rivers, and that is why Muskogee refers to this Native American people today.