Chickasaw

American  

[chik-uh-saw] / ˈtʃɪk əˌsɔ /

noun

plural

Chickasaws,

plural

Chickasaw

1. a member of a tribe of North American Indians, formerly in northern Mississippi, now in Oklahoma.

2. the Muskogean language of the Chickasaw.

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Chickasaw British  

/ ˈtʃɪkəˌsɔː /

noun

1. a member of a Native American people of N Mississippi

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Muskogean family and closely related to Choctaw

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Example Sentences

Kristin Nichols, 60, of Palm Springs, who was visiting with family, said that as someone who is part Chickasaw she was particularly moved by the exhibits about the Native American occupation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

In March, the New York Philharmonic premiered an orchestral version of the Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s “Pisachi.”

From New York Times • May 29, 2024

Outside Sulphur, rising lake levels shut down the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, where the storms wiped out a pedestrian bridge.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2024

She opened the program with the string orchestra version of “Pisachi,” commissioned by the Philharmonic from the Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Andrew Jackson’s battles with the Creeks were part of a long string of wars fought for decades against tribes of the American Southeast, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminoles.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis