Natchez

noun

Natch·​ez ˈna-chəz 

1

plural Natchez : a member of an Indigenous people originally of southwestern Mississippi

2

: the language of the Natchez people

Word History

Etymology

French, plural of Nacha, Natché, a Natchez town

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Geographical Definition

Natchez

geographical name

Natch·​ez ˈna-chəz 

-chəs

city on the Mississippi River in southwestern Mississippi population 15,792