Choctaw

Choc·taw
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UK/ˈt͡ʃɒk.tɔː/US/ˈt͡ʃɑk.tɔ/India/ˈt͡ʃɒk.ʈɒ(ː)/

proper noun

A Native American tribe native to the area currently known as Mississippi, in the United States, with a sizable displaced population in Oklahoma

Similar
ChahtaChahta languageChoctaw language
OriginChoctaw chahta →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Native American tribe native to the area currently known as Mississippi, in the United States, with a sizable displaced population in Oklahoma
  2. The language of the Choctaw tribe.
  3. An unincorporated community in Bolivar County, Mississippi.
  4. An unincorporated community in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
  5. A city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; a suburb of Oklahoma City.
  6. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Choctaw County.
adjectiveChoctaw (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the Choctaw tribe or its language.
nounChoctaw (plural Choctaws or Choctaw)

plural Choctaws

  1. A person of Choctaw heritage.
  2. plural "Choctaws"hobbiesA Choctaw turn.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Muskhogean language of the Choctaw

Similar
ChahtaChahta languageChoctaw language
Broader
MuskhogeanMuskhogean languageMuskogean
Also see
choctaw turn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Choctawchahta
  2. Choctawchahta
  3. EnglishChoctaw

Borrowed from Choctaw chahta.

More words from Choctaw

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Translations

Finnish choctaw
  • choctawlanguage
Russian чо́кто, чо́кто
  • чо́кто (čókto)person of Choctaw heritage
  • чо́кто (čókto)language
Cite this entry
APA

Choctaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choctaw

MLA

“Choctaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choctaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Choctaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Choctaw.

Source: Choctaw on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.