Chickasaw

noun

Chick·a·saw ˈchi-kə-ˌsȯ

plural Chickasaw or Chickasaws : a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples of Mississippi and Alabama

: the Muskogean language of the Chickasaw

Etymology

Chickasaw čikašša

First Known Use

1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of Chickasaw was in 1674

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“Chickasaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chickasaw. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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Chickasaw

noun

Chick·a·saw ˈchik-ə-ˌsȯ

plural Chickasaw or Chickasaws

: a member of an Indigenous people originally of western Tenessee and parts of neighboring states

also : their language

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