Choctaw

Other forms: Choctaws

Definitions of Choctaw
  1. noun
    a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama
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    type of:
    Muskhogean, Muskogean
    a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages
  2. noun
    the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw
    synonyms: Chahta
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    type of:
    Muskhogean, Muskhogean language, Muskogean, Muskogean language
    a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States
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