Chickasaw (Noun)
Meaning 1
The Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Chickasaw were a powerful and prominent Native American tribe in the southern United States.
- As a Chickasaw, she was proud of her tribe's history and traditions.
- The Chickasaw were forcibly relocated to Indian Territory during the 19th century.
- His ancestor was a prominent Chickasaw leader who had dealings with European colonizers.
- The Chickasaw Nation was one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the southeastern United States.