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

“I think anytime with rehab you want to feel healthy, which I do feel good today,” Kershaw, 37, told reporters after the game at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

From Los Angeles Times

My other grandma is from the Chickasaw Nation, and in her youth she was also an activist.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times

He had his own difficult relationship with his father, who was born into the Chickasaw Nation in 1894 in the town of Purcell in what is now Oklahoma.

From Los Angeles Times