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.
Informal: Offensive. something unintelligible, as speech, illegible handwriting, or an ineffectual explanation; gibberish.
My best efforts at clarity were Choctaw to him.
Figure Skating. choctaw, a type of turn that changes the skater’s orientation in either direction, from skating forward to backward or backward to forward, with a change of foot from right to left or left to right, and a change of edge from outside to inside or inside to outside.
The quickstep compulsory dance requires a choctaw from the forward outside edge of the skating foot to the backward inside edge of the other foot.
a member of a Native American people of Alabama
the language of this people, belonging to the Muskogean family
First recorded in 1720–30; from Choctaw chahta, a self-designation of unknown meaning
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Titled “the space in which to place me,” the show is a mini-survey of the rapturous art of the queer Choctaw and Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
The Benedict family, who have roots in the Choctaw Nation, welcomed discussions and questions of gender and identity, the Independent reported.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024
In Marvel’s latest live-action series, “Echo,” she plays Bonnie, the cousin of its title character, who is an antihero from the Choctaw tribe played by Menominee actor Alaqua Cox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
But members of the Choctaw Nation understood that the series was aiming to tell a deeply human story, and Freeland says they have been “amazing partners and collaborators along the way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
It could not have been terribly surprising to Choctaw thinkers that the descendants of one pair should show up in the territory of another.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Zach Jones had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Choctaws.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
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
Somehow, somewhere in Louisiana, a few Choctaws escaped and traveled south, mingling with white settlers and members of other tribes, mixing their traditions with new practices picked up on the coast.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2017
Lower courts ruled that such a connection exists between Dollar General and the Mississippi Choctaws.
From US News ● Dec. 7, 2015
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
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