Natchez

[nach-iz]

noun

plural

Natchez 

1. a port in SW Mississippi, on the Mississippi River.

2. a member of an extinct Muskhogean Indian tribe once living on the lower Mississippi River.

Example Sentences

Miriam, 61, from Natchez, Mississippi, grew up under the last gasps of Jim Crow.

From Salon

Greg Iles expects backlash from some white readers for his latest book, ‘Southern Man,’ set 15 years after the events of the ‘Natchez Burning’ trilogy.

From Los Angeles Times

He had myeloma, at the time a “rapid death sentence,” he explained in a video interview from his Natchez home.

From Los Angeles Times

In the Democratic response to the governor’s speech, Rep. Robert Johnson III, of Natchez, criticized Reeves for ignoring health care and poverty.

From Seattle Times

Democratic Rep. Robert Johnson of Natchez said Tuesday that Clarke was persistent in seeking support for her alma mater, Alcorn State University.

From Seattle Times