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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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
In the 1830s, there were five groups of American Indians living in the Southeast: the Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, and Seminoles.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
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
Years later he saw her in the West: when the Chickasaws rose against the white settlers, Murfree got through to the besieged blockhouse where she was.
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
