Definitions of Muskhogean
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a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languagessynonyms: Muskogeantypes:Alabamaa member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of AlabamaChoctawa member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in AlabamaHitchitia member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek ConfederacyKoasatia member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama; a member of the Creek ConfederacyMuskogeea member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia and eastern Alabama and constituting the core of the Creek ConfederacySeminolea member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th centurytype of:American Indian, Red Indiana dated term referring to the Indigenous people of North, Central, and South America
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a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United Statessynonyms: Muskhogean language, Muskogean, Muskogean languagetypes:Alabamathe Muskhogean language of the AlabamaChickasawthe Muskhogean language of the ChickasawHitchitithe Muskhogean language spoken by the HitchitiKoasatithe Muskhogean language spoken by the KoasatiMuskogeethe Muskhogean language spoken by the MuskogeeSeminolethe Muskhogean language of the Seminoletype of:American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian languagea dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas
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