Natchez
Americannoun
plural
Natchez-
a port in SW Mississippi, on the Mississippi River.
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a member of an extinct Muskhogean Indian tribe once living on the lower Mississippi River.
Example Sentences
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When his former owner’s nephew tried to claim him, George fled and found temporary safety among the Natchez, who later facilitated a deal with a trader to purchase George.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
By 1860, Mr. Rood writes, “Louisiana’s Natchez District was home to more millionaires per capita than any other region in the nation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He had myeloma, at the time a “rapid death sentence,” he explained in a video interview from his Natchez home.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024
Theresa Hall, a church administrative assistant, attended Presley’s campaign gathering in Natchez and said she plans to make phone calls for him.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023
There was the vague sense of the infinite as I looked down upon the yellow, dreaming waters of the Mississippi River from the verdant bluffs of Natchez.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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