Choctaw

[ chok-taw ]

/ ˈtʃɒk tɔ /

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noun, plural Choc·taws, (especially collectively) Choc·taw for 1.

a member of a large Muskhogean tribe of North American Indians, formerly living chiefly in southern Mississippi, now in Oklahoma.

the language of the Choctaw, closely related to Chickasaw.

something unintelligible, as speech, illegible handwriting, or an ineffectual explanation; gibberish: My best efforts at clarity were Choctaw to him.

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Words nearby Choctaw

chocolate cyst, chocolate milk, chocolate soldier, chocolate tree, chocolatier, Choctaw, Choctawhatchee, Choëphori, chog, Chogyal, choice

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How to use Choctaw in a sentence

The first playmates of our infancy were the young Choctaw boys of the then woods of Warren county.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
They participate equally in the advantages of the Choctaw academy, and have had many of their youth educated at that institution.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Eagle Dance, Choctaw—Holding the eagles tail in the hand, and bodies painted white.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
At length six hundred Choctaw warriors arrived, and the army resumed its march.
The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam|John Frost

Every one knows who his mother, in our sense, is: the Choctaw term denotes a tribal status.
The Secret of the Totem|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Choctaw (1 of 2)

choctaw

/ (ˈtʃɒktɔː) /

noun

skating a turn from the inside edge of one skate to the outside edge of the other or vice versa

Word Origin for choctaw

C19: after Choctaw

British Dictionary definitions for Choctaw (2 of 2)

Choctaw

/ (ˈtʃɒktɔː) /

noun

plural -taws or -taw a member of a Native American people of Alabama

the language of this people, belonging to the Muskogean family

Word Origin for Choctaw

C18: from Choctaw Chahta

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