Biloxi (Noun)
Meaning 1
A member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
An old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Meaning 3
The Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Biloxi language was traditionally spoken by the Biloxi people, an indigenous tribe native to the southern United States.
- Linguists have long been fascinated by the unique grammatical structure of the Biloxi language.
- Historical records show that the Biloxi language was an important part of the cultural identity of the Biloxi people.
- Despite efforts to document and preserve it, the Biloxi language is now considered an extinct language.
- Researchers have identified the Biloxi language as a member of the Siouan language family.