Natchez

[ nach-iz ]

noun

, plural Natch·ez

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

Prior to the Civil War, Natchez, Mississippi, had the most millionaires per capita of any city in the country.

From The Daily Beast

A tremendous tornado passed over the city of Natchez, very destructive to life and property.

From Project Gutenberg

Then with the war over there would be no over-mountain ties to hold me back from the Kentucky country, or the Natchez lands.

From Project Gutenberg

We had no molds, but Annie said the latest style in Natchez was to make a waxen rope by dipping, then wrap it round a corn-cob.

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They were at variance with the ancient Natchez, and joined the French in their assault upon them in 1798.

From Project Gutenberg

If she is uninjured, why did she not return and burn Natchez as she announced?

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