Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
ˈchäk-(ˌ)tȯ 
1
plural Choctaw or Choctaws
: a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples originally of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
2
: the language of the Choctaw people
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The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is in the district, plus Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, and a portion of Oktibbeha County.
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Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 1 by Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC and the Arkansas Canvassing Compliance Committee, is part of what is essentially a proxy war between the Cherokee Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Despite the hurdles stacked against her, Angelica Lozano-Romines (Mexican, Choctaw, Mississippi Choctaw) has carved out a career and passion in helping uplift more Latin and Native women in technology.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Sep. 2024
Gibson took inspiration from his Choctaw Indian and Cherokee heritage.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 1 by Cherokee Nation Entertainment LLC and the Arkansas Canvassing Compliance Committee, is part of what is essentially a proxy war between the Cherokee Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Despite the hurdles stacked against her, Angelica Lozano-Romines (Mexican, Choctaw, Mississippi Choctaw) has carved out a career and passion in helping uplift more Latin and Native women in technology.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Sep. 2024
Gibson took inspiration from his Choctaw Indian and Cherokee heritage.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Choctaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Choctaw. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
ˈchäk-ˌtȯ
plural Choctaw or Choctaws
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of Mississippi and Alabama
also
: their language
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