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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In Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation had seen a 200 percent increase as of mid-March in reservations at its resorts and casinos.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 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
One of the first things Freeland wanted to do when she came on board “Echo” was engage with the Choctaw Nation, the people who would be portrayed in the series.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024
The goal was to start a dialogue with the community because she wanted to incorporate Choctaw language, culture and history through tribal members’ perspective to tell an authentic story.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024
In Choctaw lore, for example, the Creator breathed life into not one but many primeval pairs of human beings scattered all over the earth.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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