Muskogean

American

[muhs-koh-gee-uhn] / mʌsˈkoʊ gi ən /

Or Muskhogean

noun

a family of Indigenous languages of the southeastern United States, including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and several lesser-known languages.
a member of a Muskogean-speaking people.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Muskogean or its speakers.

Muskogean British

/ mʌsˈkəʊɡɪən /

noun

a family of North American Indian languages, probably distantly related to the Algonquian family

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Etymology

Origin of Muskogean

First recorded in 1885–90; Muskoge(e) ( def. ) + -an ( def. )

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The team also identified what are possibly the earliest peaches in North America at a Muskogean farmstead in the Oconee Valley.

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