Chickasaw

[ chik-uh-saw ]

/ ˈtʃɪk əˌsɔ /

a member of a tribe of North American Indians, formerly in northern Mississippi, now in Oklahoma.

the Muskogean language of the Chickasaw.

Example sentences from the Web for chickasaw

At the same time some Chickasaw auxiliaries, with the true rat instinct, deserted and went home.

George Washington, Vol. II |Henry Cabot Lodge
Chickasaw Pete's place, as he soon discovered, was no more pretentious in appearance than the San Gorgonio.

The Black Pearl |Mrs. Wilson Woodrow
Shortly after leaving the Williams ranch next morning I met a crowd of Chickasaw indians who bantered me for a horse race.

A Texas Cow Boy |Chas. A. Siringo
It is probable that the first refugees were from Carolina and were joined later by others from the Creeks and the Chickasaw.

Myths of the Cherokee |James Mooney

General Sherman long since retrieved his failure at Chickasaw Bayou.

Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field |Thomas W. Knox

Chickasaw

/ (ˈtʃɪkəˌsɔː) /

plural -saws or -saw a member of a Native American people of N Mississippi

the language of this people, belonging to the Muskogean family and closely related to Choctaw