Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
ˈchäk-(ˌ)tȯ 
1
plural Choctaw or Choctaws
: a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples originally of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
2
: the language of the Choctaw people
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It was selected as an educational partner for the 2024 Venice Biennale’s U.S. pavilion featuring the first-ever solo Indigenous artist to display at the prestigious event, Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee painter Jeffrey Gibson.
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The project was developed in close cooperation with the Choctaw Nation, the third-largest Native tribe in the United States.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
No power lines were downed and no serious injuries have been reported in Choctaw, which is on the southeast corner of Oklahoma City and took a direct hit from a tornado that was on the ground for about 20 miles, Allcox said.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
In the town of Choctaw, east of Oklahoma City, firefighters and police officers went door to door Sunday morning to ask about injuries.
—Associated Press, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
The project was developed in close cooperation with the Choctaw Nation, the third-largest Native tribe in the United States.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2024
No power lines were downed and no serious injuries have been reported in Choctaw, which is on the southeast corner of Oklahoma City and took a direct hit from a tornado that was on the ground for about 20 miles, Allcox said.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
In the town of Choctaw, east of Oklahoma City, firefighters and police officers went door to door Sunday morning to ask about injuries.
—Associated Press, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Choctaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Choctaw. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
ˈchäk-ˌtȯ
plural Choctaw or Choctaws
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of Mississippi and Alabama
also
: their language
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