Chickasaw
noun
a member of a tribe of North American Indians, formerly in northern Mississippi, now in Oklahoma.
Chickasaws
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pluralof Chickasaw.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He had also won sizable cessions from the Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Cherokees, until the southwestern tribes had lost as many as 50 million acres by 1820.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
The new policy applied to all the eastern tribes but especially affected the “Five Civilized Tribes” of the Southeast: the Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
It's the second track bought by a group affiliated with Global Gaming Solutions LLC, which is owned by the Chickasaws.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2011
At 29 he crossed over to Indian Territory, began to practice among the Chickasaws.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before leaving Vincennes, Tecumseh informed Harrison that he was traveling south to bring the Creeks, Choctaws, and Chickasaws into the alliance.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
