Atakapa

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noun

A member of an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands.

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OriginChoctaw hatak apa →
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Meanings

nounAtakapa (plural Atakapas or Atakapa)

plural Atakapas

  1. A member of an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands.
proper noun
  1. The extinct language of these people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas

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Attacapan
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Plains IndianBuffalo Indian

nouna language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas

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AmerindAmerindian languageAmerican-Indian language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Choctawhatak apa
  2. EnglishAtakapa

Borrowing from Choctaw hatak apa (literally “man eater”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Atakapa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atakapa

MLA

“Atakapa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atakapa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atakapa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atakapa.

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