Natchez

[ nach-iz ]

/ ˈnætʃ ɪz /

a port in SW Mississippi, on the Mississippi River.

a member of an extinct Muskhogean Indian tribe once living on the lower Mississippi River.

Example sentences from the Web for natchez

Prior to the Civil War, Natchez, Mississippi, had the most millionaires per capita of any city in the country.

The Right’s Slavery Obsession |Jamelle Bouie |November 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This was Armand Griffin, whose family resided at Natchez, while he engaged in the laborious but profitable business of hunting.

The Indian: On the Battle-Field and in the Wigwam |John Frost
Conical stones, wrapped up in 100 goat skins, were the idols preserved in the temple of the Natchez.

The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) |George Warburton
My ma and my pa and my brothers and sisters besides me was all in the crowd; and we all got to Natchez.

Slave Narratives: Arkansas Narratives |Work Projects Administration

She determined to go down the river to Natchez, to a friend, and thus avoid her husband, who she said had threatened to haunt her.

Threads of Grey and Gold |Myrtle Reed
In days of old a Natchez maid of the race of their Suns was on a visit to the Mobelians.

The Memories of Fifty Years |William H. Sparks